Genus
Dendropicos
12 species
The list of species of Dendropicos genus
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The list of species of Dendropicos genus
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The cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens ) is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. They are fairly vocal and are easily...
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...
The African grey woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae ) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa. It is a species associated with forest and...
The brown-backed woodpecker (Dendropicos obsoletus ) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in a belt across the savannah region of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in the east....
The Arabian woodpecker (Dendrocoptes dorae ) or Sarat woodpecker, is a bird species of the family Picidae, native to the Sarawat Mountains of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is the only woodpecker that breeds on the Arabian Peninsula.This species was...
The Abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus ), also known as the golden-backed woodpecker or the golden-mantled woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Eritrea and...
The yellow-crested woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus ), also known as the golden-crowned woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Its typical habitat is wet tropical...
The little grey woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus ), also known as the Sahelian woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan. This species is...
The speckle-breasted woodpecker (Dendropicos poecilolaemus ) is a species of bird in the family Picidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Stierling's woodpecker (Dendropicos stierlingi ) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is native to Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania where its natural habitat is tropical dry forests in the Eastern miombo woodlands ecoregion. It is...
The Gabon woodpecker (Dendropicos gabonensis ) is a species of small woodpecker in the family Picidae which occurs in western central Africa.
Elliot's woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii ) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has an extremely wide range and is described as an uncommon species. However, no particular threats to this species have been established, and the...
