Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783) — also called OLWO. Occurrence records of the Olive Woodpecker are shared on GBIF from around 66 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail (716 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPicidae

66reserves with records

6 865records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Olive Woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus) — Photo: sknyazev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	716
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	716
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	709
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	625
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	339
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	272
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	241
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	207
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	174
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	171
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	150
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	149
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	149
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	146
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	143
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	143
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	136
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	135
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	124
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	111
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	111
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	98
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	97
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	97
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	88
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	63
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	55
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	49
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	45
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	45
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	42
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	38
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	35
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	35
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	33
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	32
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	32
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	27
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	24
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	22
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	20
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	19
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	18
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	17
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	16
Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	15
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	14
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	14
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	12
Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	11
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	9
BeaverlacNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	6
Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Chimp EdenGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Amathole Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	3
Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3

and 6 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Eastern Cape: 23 reserves
Western Cape: 21 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 13 reserves
Mpumalanga: 5 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Scientific name: Dendropicos griseocephalus
GBIF taxon: 2478411
Wikidata: Q1263488

More of the Picidae family

Cardinal Woodpecker Golden-tailed Woodpecker Red-throated Wryneck Ground Woodpecker Bearded Woodpecker Knysna Woodpecker Bennett's Woodpecker

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.