Speckle-throated Woodpecker
Campethera scriptoricauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCampethera scriptoricauda (Speckle-throated Woodpecker)
The speckle-throated woodpecker (Campethera scriptoricauda), also known as Reichenow's woodpecker, is an East African woodpecker often considered a subspecies of Bennett's woodpecker. The bird is named after the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-throated Woodpecker sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Brown-Breasted Barbet
Lybius melanopterus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
📅 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 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-throated Woodpecker in Liwonde National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-throated Woodpecker sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speckle-throated Woodpecker in Liwonde National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-throated Woodpecker in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.