Woodpeckers

Bearded Woodpecker

Dendropicos namaquus

The Bearded Woodpecker (Dendropicos namaquus) is an 82 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Woodpeckers

Order

Piciformes

Weight

82 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, eSwatini, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Angola, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Mbuluzi GR · Savanna Research Center (Eswatini); Mbuluzi Game Reserve (Eswatini); Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini); Majete Game Reserve (Malawi); Gorongosa NP · Pls consider using more specific locations if possible (Mozambique).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist