Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni (Smith, A, 1836)

68 gWeight

The golden-tailed woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia

Golden-tailed Woodpecker has been recorded at 277 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 20 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mkhuze GRSouth Africa394 records
St Lucia – iGwalagwala TrailSouth Africa290 records
Kruger NP – Satara CampSouth Africa216 records

More places

Kruger NP – Skukuza CampSouth Africa194 records
Kruger NP – Letaba CampSouth Africa172 records
Phinda GR – AirfieldSouth Africa171 records
Okavango Delta – Xaro LodgeBotswana164 records
Kruger NP – Berg-en-Dal CampSouth Africa147 records
Bonamanzi GRSouth Africa144 records
Okavango Delta – Shakawe River LodgeBotswana136 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Botswana Namibia Zimbabwe Mozambique Tanzania Zambia Eswatini

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

About

The golden-tailed woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Its specific name commemorates the 5th Earl of Abingdon. It belongs to a species complex that includes the Knysna woodpecker to the south of its range, and the mostly allopatric Mombasa woodpecker to the northeast, with which it perhaps hybridizes.

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