| African piculet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Subfamily: | Sasiinae |
| Genus: | Verreauxia Hartlaub, 1856 |
| Species: | V. africana
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| Binomial name | |
| Verreauxia africana (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1855)
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The African piculet (Verreauxia africana), sometimes placed in the genus Sasia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Verreauxia. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Uganda. This species is described as locally common and has a very large range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Verreauxia africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680784A92878132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680784A92878132.en. Retrieved 3 September 2023.