
Fire-bellied Woodpecker
Chloropicus pyrrhogaster (Malherbe, 1845)
68 gWeight
Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone
Fire-bellied Woodpecker has been recorded at 33 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kakum NP – CanopyGhana258 records
- Kakum National ParkGhana166 records
- Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana163 records
More places
- Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana149 records
- Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana142 records
- Nsuta ForestGhana109 records
- Ankasa NPGhana86 records
- Antwikwaa – forest edge & farm scrubGhana75 records
- Ebekawopa (Abrafo) Forest ReserveGhana66 records
- Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana58 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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
How big is the Fire-bellied Woodpecker?
The Fire-bellied Woodpecker weighs around 68 g.
Where does the Fire-bellied Woodpecker live?
Its breeding range: Africa: Guinea to western Cameroon. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone.
When is the best time to see the Fire-bellied Woodpecker?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Fire-bellied Woodpecker eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Fire-bellied Woodpecker in?
It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 68 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 113 mm
- Tail
- 69 mm
- Bill
- 29 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: Guinea to western Cameroon
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Woodpeckers Picidae
- Genus
- Chloropicus
Other birds in the genus Chloropicus
Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
Yellow-crested WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
Bar-breasted PiculetPicumnus aurifrons
Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayi
Orinoco PiculetPicumnus pumilus
Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis
Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri
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- EnglishFire-bellied Woodpecker
- 简体中文火腹啄木鸟
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- DeutschRotbauchspecht
- FrançaisPic à ventre de feu
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