Brown-eared Woodpecker (Pardipicus caroli)
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Brown-eared Woodpecker

Pardipicus caroli (Malherbe, 1852)

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana

Brown-eared Woodpecker has been recorded at 67 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda235 records
  2. Kakamega Forest NRKenya150 records
  3. Semuliki NPUganda139 records
More places
  1. Kibale NPUganda121 records
  2. Ankasa NPGhana115 records
  3. Bigodi SwampUganda111 records
  4. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya102 records
  5. Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda81 records
  6. Mabira ForestUganda70 records
  7. Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya66 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaGhanaEquatorial GuineaCongo - KinshasaGabonAngolaCôte d’Ivoire

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Brown-eared Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Africa: central, western. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana.

When is the best time to see the Brown-eared Woodpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the Brown-eared Woodpecker in?

It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.

Range

Africa: central, western

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Pardipicus

Other birds in the genus Pardipicus

Buff-spotted WoodpeckerBuff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosusEurasian WryneckEurasian WryneckJynx torquillaRed-throated WryneckRed-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisSpeckled PiculetSpeckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusBar-breasted PiculetBar-breasted PiculetPicumnus aurifronsLafresnaye's PiculetLafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiOrinoco PiculetOrinoco PiculetPicumnus pumilusGolden-spangled PiculetGolden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilisEcuadorian PiculetEcuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriScaled PiculetScaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatus
Brown-eared Woodpecker

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