Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Gray Woodpecker
Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
Described by: Müller, Statius (1776)
Alternate common name(s): African Grey Woodpecker, African Gray Woodpecker, Grey Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): Mesopicos goertae
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Range
Nw. to nc. Africa;
Two small isolated populations in the s. part of range;
(1) Sw. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Chad, e. to s. Sudan, w. and c. Kenya and s. to ne. Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and nw. Tanzania.
(2) Sahel zone from ec. Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, s. Niger, s. Chad to w. and s. Sudan.
(3) E. Sudan, n. and w. Ethiopia and Eritrea.
(4) S. Gabon, Congo, nw. Angola (Cabinda possibly s. to Malanje), and sc. Zaire.
Videos
No videos are available for this species
Sounds
No sounds are available for this species
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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