Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusChloropicus (African Pied Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesChloropicus namaquus (Bearded Woodpecker)
The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fairly common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Woodpecker in Amboseli National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in Amboseli National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.