Yellow-crested Woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus)
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Yellow-crested Woodpecker

Chloropicus xantholophus Hargitt, 1883

22–25 cmLength82 gWeight

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Congo - Kinshasa

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Congo - Kinshasa

Yellow-crested Woodpecker has been recorded at 50 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda576 records
  2. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya208 records
  3. Kakamega Forest NRKenya178 records
More places
  1. Semuliki NPUganda148 records
  2. Kibale NPUganda122 records
  3. Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda121 records
  4. Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya65 records
  5. Mabira ForestUganda64 records
  6. Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya53 records
  7. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda52 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaCongo - KinshasaAngolaGabonCongo - BrazzavilleCameroonCentral African Republic

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 Yellow-crested Woodpecker?

The Yellow-crested Woodpecker is about 22–25 cm long and weighs around 82 g.

Where does the Yellow-crested Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western Kenya, eastern DR Congo and northern Angola. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Congo - Kinshasa.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-crested Woodpecker?

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

What does the Yellow-crested Woodpecker eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-crested Woodpecker in?

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

At a glance

Length
22–25 cm
Weight
82 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
111 mm
Tail
68 mm
Bill
29 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western Kenya, eastern DR Congo and northern Angola

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Chloropicus

Other birds in the genus Chloropicus

Bearded WoodpeckerBearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusFire-bellied WoodpeckerFire-bellied WoodpeckerChloropicus pyrrhogasterEurasian 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 sclateri
Yellow-crested Woodpecker

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