bird · Piciformes · Picidae
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818) — also called CAWO. Occurrence records of the Cardinal Woodpecker are shared on GBIF from around 133 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all uMkhuze Game Reserve (1 511 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernPicidae
133reserves with records
8 699records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 511 |
| Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 446 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 361 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 350 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 326 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 293 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 285 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 244 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 243 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 212 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 203 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 172 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 168 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 152 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 152 |
| Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 146 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 134 |
| Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 125 |
| Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 123 |
| Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 111 |
| Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 110 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 108 |
| T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 106 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 100 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 99 |
| Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 97 |
| Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 96 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 94 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 93 |
| Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 78 |
| Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 78 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 74 |
| Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 72 |
| Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 71 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 70 |
| Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 67 |
| Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 64 |
| Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area | NW North West | 57 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 56 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 56 |
| Marakele National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 51 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 49 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 48 |
| Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 47 |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 46 |
| Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 46 |
| Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 45 |
| Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 45 |
| Paradise ValleyNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 43 |
| Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 43 |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 41 |
| Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 39 |
| Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 39 |
| Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 29 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 28 |
| Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 28 |
| Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| Olien Van Rooyen WildlifePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 27 |
| Kuschke Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 26 |
| Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 25 |
and 73 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 47 reserves
- Limpopo
- 26 reserves
- Gauteng
- 15 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 12 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 12 reserves
- Western Cape
- 10 reserves
- North West
- 6 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Scientific name
- Dendropicos fuscescens
- GBIF taxon
- 2478399
- Wikidata
- Q606886
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.