Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusChloropicus (African Pied Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesChloropicus namaquus (Bearded Woodpecker)
The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fairly common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Black-Backed Barbet
Lybius minor
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Green-backed Honeyguide
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Anchieta's Barbet
Stactolaema anchietae
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Woodpecker in South Luangwa National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in South Luangwa National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.