Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus - Pic olive

Pic olive
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Piciformes

  • Family
    :

    Picidés

  • Genus
    :

    Dendropicos

  • Species
    :

    griseocephalus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 20 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 33 à 51 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pic olive
♂ adult
Pic olive
♀ adult

Olive Woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Dendropicos griseocephalus griseocephalus (s Mozambique to South Africa)
  • Dendropicos griseocephalus ruwenzori (Angola, n Zambia, n Malawi and c Tanzania to se DR Congo and sw Uganda.)
  • Dendropicos griseocephalus kilimensis (n and e Tanzania)

Foreign names

  • Pic olive,
  • Pito oliváceo,
  • pica-pau-de-cabeça-cinzenta,
  • Goldrückenspecht,
  • Olijfspecht,
  • Picchio olivaceo,
  • olivspett,
  • Sothodespett,
  • ďateľ olivový,
  • datel šedohlavý,
  • Olivengrøn Spætte,
  • vihertikkanen,
  • Gryskopspeg,
  • picot olivaci,
  • dzięcioł ciemnogłowy,
  • Золотоспинный африканский дятел,
  • ハイガシラゲラ,
  • 非洲灰啄木鸟,
  • 非洲灰頭啄木,

Voice song and cries

Pic olive
♂ adult

Habitat

Pic olive
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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