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Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Pito Cardenal
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus fuscescens.

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Number of Photography: 5

Foto
Photography ID: 207005
♀  Adult
Reserva Nacional de Samburu
Valle del Rift
Kenya
06/03/2017
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 150784
  Adult
Zona de Kakamega
Central
Kenya
02/16/2015
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 150102
♀  Adult
Reserva Forestal de Kakamega
Occidental
Kenya
02/16/2015
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 107745
♂  Adult
Roodeport
Gauteng
South Africa
06/21/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo


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Number of Records: 15



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242341313/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionParque Nacional Lago Mburo1Hugo Caverzasi
223581830/12/2024EthiopiaShewa (Shoa)Bekele Mola Hotel, Lake Langano1Gerardo Lloret
194585622/10/2023South AfricaLimpopoKarongwe Private Game Reserve1Luis Cesar Tejo
194568022/10/2023South AfricaLimpopoKarongwe Private Game Reserve1Daniela Espinosa
114767725/11/2019South AfricaGautengWalter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Johannesburgo1Luis Cesar Tejo
113015326/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
114428323/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95960723/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National Park1Diego Oscar
204377628/04/2019EthiopiaArsiAwash National ParkMarcelo Gavensky
58479703/06/2017KenyaValle del RiftReserva Nacional de SamburuDiego Carus
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.