Where can you see the Bearded Woodpecker?
Some of the best places to see the Bearded Woodpecker in the wild include Waterberg Plateau National Park (Namibia), Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary (Ethiopia) and Mapungubwe National Park (Botswana) — among 7 wildlife hotspots across Namibia, Ethiopia, Botswana, Tanzania and South Africa. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia
+135 birds+22 mammals
Where two soda lakes mirror the Ethiopian highlands, a landscape of stark volcanic beauty unfolds across the Rift Valley floor. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMapungubwe National Park
Musina Local Municipality, Botswana
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Limpopo River carves a boundary between nations, ancient sandstone cliffs rise in sculptured isolation above riverine woodland and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMarakele National Park
Modimolle Local Municipality, South Africa
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the bushveld and ancient mountains rise in weathered majesty, southern Africa’s most underrated wilderness unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNkasa Rupara National Park
Namibia
+106 birds+28 mammals
Where the Okavango Delta’s papyrus-choked waterways spill into northern Namibia’s borderlands, a landscape of startling contrasts emerges. Sprawling across 518 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTarangire National Park
Tanzania
+124 birds+30 mammals
Where acacia woodlands meet vast plains and the Tarangire River cuts a lifeline through Tanzania’s heartland, one of Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWaterberg Plateau National Park
Okambukonde, Namibia
+124 birds+31 mammals
Where ancient sandstone cliffs rise 200 metres above the surrounding bushveld, a fortress of geology creates one of southern Africa’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYabelo Wildlife Sanctuary
Bedewera, Ethiopia
+100 birds+6 mammals
Where acacia woodlands meet volcanic plateaus in southern Ethiopia, a landscape of austere beauty unfolds across nearly 2,500 square kilometers. […]
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