---
title: "Baardspecht"
description: "Chloropicus namaquus — Vogels. The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bearded-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baardspecht

> Chloropicus namaquus — Vogels. The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Chloropicus namaquus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1006
- Wikidata: [Q890900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890900)
- iNaturalist taxon: [792926](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/792926)

## Names

- en: Bearded Woodpecker
- de: Namaspecht
- es: Pico Barbudo
- fr: Pic barbu
- it: Dendropicos namaquus
- nl: Baardspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-de-bigodes
- pl: Dzięcioł sawannowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (476), BW (83), NA (72), KE (68), TZ (66), MW (44), ZM (42), ZW (31), ET (19), SZ (14), MZ (10), UG (10)

## Summary

The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fairly common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_woodpecker

## Photo

![Baardspecht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bearded-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267160026

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bearded-woodpecker?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).