| Bearded woodpecker | |
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| Female at Maasai Mara, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Chloropicus |
| Species: | C. namaquus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloropicus namaquus (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793)
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| Synonyms | |
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Thripias namaquus | |
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 common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1] Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Dendropicos namaquus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680982A92888868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680982A92888868.en.