Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens - Pic cardinal

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Dendropicos
Species
:
fuscescens

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1818

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 20 à 31 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Dendropicos fuscescens fuscescens (nc Namibia to w and c South Africa)
Dendropicos fuscescens lafresnayi (Senegal and Gambia to Nigeria)
Dendropicos fuscescens sharpii (Cameroon to s Sudan and n Angola)
Dendropicos fuscescens lepidus (e DRCongo to sw Ethiopia, c Kenya and nw Tanzania)
Dendropicos fuscescens hemprichii (n Ethiopia to Somalia and e Kenya)
Dendropicos fuscescens massaicus (s Ethiopia to w and c Kenya and nc Tanzania)
Dendropicos fuscescens loandae (Angola to w Tanzania, Zambia, n Namibia, n Botswana, w Zimbabwe and n South Africa)
Dendropicos fuscescens hartlaubii (s Kenya to e Zambia and c Mozambique)
Dendropicos fuscescens intermedius (e South Africa to s Mozambique)

Foreign names

Pic cardinal,
Pito cardenal,
pica-pau-cardeal,
Kardinalspecht,
kardinális harkály,
Kardinaalspecht,
Picchio cardinale,
kardinalspett,
Kardinalspett,
ďateľ kardinálsky,
datel kardinálský,
Kardinalspætte,
ruso-otsatikkanen,
Kardinaalspeg,
picot cardenal,
dzięcioł jasnolicy,
Кардинальский саванный дятел,
アフリカコゲラ,
暗红啄木鸟,
深紅啄木,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas