Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCampethera nubica (Nubian Woodpecker)
The Nubian woodpecker (Campethera nubica) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is distributed widely in Central and Eastern Africa, from Chad in west to Somalia in east and Tanzania in south. It is a fairly common species with a wide range, the population seems stable, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Nubian Woodpecker at Akagera National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there