Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Pardipicus nivosus)
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Buff-spotted Woodpecker

Pardipicus nivosus (Swainson, 1837)

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

Where and when it's recorded

Buff-spotted Woodpecker has been recorded at 98 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kakamega Forest NRKenya141 records
  2. Bigodi SwampUganda136 records
  3. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya136 records
More places
  1. Abuko NRGambia129 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda127 records
  3. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda118 records
  4. Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana114 records
  5. Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana111 records
  6. Bosque Científica – Selva PrimariaEquatorial Guinea106 records
  7. Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana95 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GhanaUgandaKenyaGambiaEquatorial GuineaCôte d’IvoireSierra LeoneGabon

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 Buff-spotted Woodpecker live?

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

When is the best time to see the Buff-spotted Woodpecker?

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

What family is the Buff-spotted 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

Brown-eared WoodpeckerBrown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliEurasian 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
Buff-spotted Woodpecker

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