African grey woodpecker

African grey woodpecker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dendropicos
Species:
D. goertae
Binomial name
Dendropicos goertae
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
Geographic distribution shown in green
Synonyms
  • Picus goertae
  • Chloropicus goertae
  • Mesopicus goertae[2]

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 bush which nests in a tree hole, often in an oil palm, laying two to four eggs.[3] It is a common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Dendropicos goertae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22730269A95026074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22730269A95026074.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1948). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 220.
  3. ^ Winkler, H.; Christie, D.A. "Grey woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 12 November 2016.