Genus

Dendropicos

9 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusDendropicos

Species in this group

Dendropicos fuscescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dendropicos goertae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos elliotii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos gabonensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos poecilolaemus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendropicos abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendropicos obsoletus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dendropicos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 9	~40%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
2	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 9	~40%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
3	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~40%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~40%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			<5%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 9	~30%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			<5%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 9	~30%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			<5%
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~30%
	Olive Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			<5%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 9	~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
13	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
18	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			<5%
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
20	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
22	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
24	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
25	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
29	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 9	~20%
	Gabon Woodpecker			~20%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
31	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
32	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
33	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
34	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 9	~10%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
36	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
37	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			<5%
38	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
39	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 9	~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
40	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
41	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
42	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
43	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 9	~10%
	Abyssinian Woodpecker			~10%
44	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
45	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
46	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
47	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
48	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
49	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 9	~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
50	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
51	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
52	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
53	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
54	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 9	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
55	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 9	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
56	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 9	~40%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~40%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
2	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 9	~30%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~30%
3	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 9	~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~20%
4	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	2 of 9	~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
5	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
6	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	2 of 9	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
7	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 9	~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
8	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 9	~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
9	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
10	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 9	~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Abyssinian Woodpecker			<5%
11	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
12	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
13	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 9	~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
14	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
15	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
16	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
17	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~10%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			<5%
18	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
19	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 9	<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
20	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
21	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%

Dendropicos

Species in this group

Cardinal Woodpecker

African Grey Woodpecker

Olive Woodpecker

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Elliot's Woodpecker

Gabon Woodpecker

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

Abyssinian Woodpecker

Brown-backed Woodpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dendropicos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked