Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Chloropicus xantholophus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusChloropicus (African Pied Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesChloropicus xantholophus (Golden-crowned Woodpecker)
The yellow-crested woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus), also known as the golden-crowned woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Its typical habitat is wet tropical forest and it is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-crowned Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-crowned Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Golden-crowned Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.