Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
12	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5–10%
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
19	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
26	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
28	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
30	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
31	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
33	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
34	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-tailed Woodpecker sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Gonarezhou National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.