Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus - 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

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,
olivspett,
非洲灰頭啄木,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

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)