African Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae - Pic goertan

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Dendropicos
Species
:
goertae

Descriptor

Müller, PLS, 1776

Biometrics

Size
: 20 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Dendropicos goertae goertae (Senegal and Gambia to Mali.)
Dendropicos goertae koenigi (Mali to w Sudan)
Dendropicos goertae abessinicus (e Sudan to w Ethiopia)
Dendropicos goertae centralis (Sierra Leone to Nigeria, s Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania)
Dendropicos goertae meridionalis (s Gabon and nw Angola to sc DRCongo)

Foreign names

Pic goertan,
Pito gris occidental,
pica-pau-cinzento-ocidental,
Graubrustspecht,
szürkebegyű harkály,
Grijsgroene Specht,
Picchio grigio maggiore,
gulbukig askspett,
Askehodespett,
ďateľ sivý,
datel šedoprsý,
Gulbuget Askespætte,
liekkitikkanen,
picot gris occidental,
dzięcioł popielaty,
Серогрудый африканский дятел,
ハイイロゲラ,
灰啄木鸟,
gulbukig askspett,
灰啄木,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens