Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos elliotii (Elliot's Woodpecker)
Elliot's woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has an extremely wide range and is described as an uncommon species. However, no particular threats to this species have been established, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
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 Elliot's Woodpecker at Lake Mburo 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |