Eastern grey woodpecker

Eastern grey woodpecker
male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dendropicos
Species:
D. spodocephalus
Binomial name
Dendropicos spodocephalus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Chloropicus spodocephalus

The eastern grey woodpecker (Dendropicos spodocephalus), also known as grey-headed woodpecker and mountain gray woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is a resident breeder in eastern Africa. It has a large range and is a fairly common species. No special threats have been recognised and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the bird's conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Dendropicos spodocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681018A92889642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681018A92889642.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.