Knysnaspeg

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Knysna Woodpecker at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park and Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Knysna Woodpecker is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), Eastern Cape (38% of records), based on 232 iNaturalist observations. 28 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Knysna Woodpecker on site or nearby.

Sightings of the Knysna Woodpecker peak from Dec to Jan, based on 232 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

The Knysna Woodpecker (Campethera notata) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

The Knysna woodpecker (Campethera notata) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. It belongs to a species complex that includes the golden-tailed and Mombasa woodpeckers.