Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus - Pic olive

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 20 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 33 à 51 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Olive Woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Dendropicos griseocephalus griseocephalus (s Mozambique to South Africa)
Dendropicos griseocephalus ruwenzori (Angola, n Zambia, n Malawi and c Tanzania to se DR Congo and sw Uganda.)
Dendropicos griseocephalus kilimensis (n and e Tanzania)

Foreign names

Pic olive,
Pito oliváceo,
pica-pau-de-cabeça-cinzenta,
Goldrückenspecht,
Olijfspecht,
Picchio olivaceo,
olivspett,
Sothodespett,
ďateľ olivový,
datel šedohlavý,
Olivengrøn Spætte,
vihertikkanen,
Gryskopspeg,
picot olivaci,
dzięcioł ciemnogłowy,
Золотоспинный африканский дятел,
ハイガシラゲラ,
非洲灰啄木鸟,
olivspett,
非洲灰頭啄木,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)