Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos griseocephalus (Olive Woodpecker)
The olive woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is in the Dendropicos genus, which comprises small woodpeckers native to Sub-Saharan Africa. There are three described subspecies, all inhabiting various regions of southeast Africa; the red-bellied olive woodpecker (D. g. ruwenzori), the montane olive woodpecker (D. g. kilimensis), and the southern olive woodpecker (D. g. griseocephalus). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Woodpecker sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Black-Backed Barbet
Lybius minor
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olive Woodpecker in Kafue National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Woodpecker sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive Woodpecker in Kafue National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Olive Woodpecker in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.