bird · Piciformes · Picidae
Ground Woodpecker
Geocolaptes olivaceus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) — also called Cape Ground Woodpecker, Lesotho Ground Woodpecker, Pale Ground Woodpecker. Occurrence records of the Ground Woodpecker are shared on GBIF from around 33 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (1 084 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Near threatenedPicidae
33reserves with records
2 048records around them
5provinces
NTIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 084 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 362 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 192 |
| Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 61 |
| Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 33 |
| Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 31 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 29 |
| Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 24 |
| Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 24 |
| QwaQwa National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 24 |
| Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 19 |
| Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 15 |
| Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve | FS Free State | 14 |
| Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 13 |
| Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 10 |
| Salmonsdam NatuurreservaatNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Salmonsdam Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 6 |
| Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Mount Currie Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Vergelegen Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Grassland National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| BeaverlacNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Moolmanshoek Leadership centreNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
| Moolmanshoek Private Game ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
| Waterval PrivateNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 14 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 10 reserves
- Free State
- 7 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Scientific name
- Geocolaptes olivaceus
- GBIF taxon
- 2477837
- Wikidata
- Q1265228
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.