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The Gabon woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is native to the dense tropical rainforests of West and Central Africa, with its range extending across countries such as Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. The bird features greenish-brown upperpart...

The Bearded Woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a large species widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, inhabiting various woodland and savanna environments. It is immediately recognizable by the distinctive, shaggy white throat feathers that resemble a prominent beard, a feature particularly...

The Eastern Grey Woodpecker is a bird species native to the eastern African highland forests. Its range extends from Eritrea and Ethiopia southward through Kenya and into Tanzania. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism, with males displaying a distinctive red crown while females have a grey crown,...

The Fire-bellied Woodpecker (Chloropicus pyrrhogaster) is a West African woodpecker in the family Picidae; some taxonomic authorities place it in Dendropicos. It occurs in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and western Cameroon, primarily in tropical for...

The Yellow-crested Woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus) is a woodpecker of wet tropical forests in central and eastern Africa. Some taxonomic authorities place it in Dendropicos. The male has a small golden-yellow crown patch with dark markings, while the female lacks this feature; both sexes have...

The Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) is a small African woodpecker distributed across much of sub-Saharan Africa. It occupies varied habitats, from dense forest to thorn bush, and is identified by its vocal calls and contrasting head patterns. Adult males have red on the crown, a feature...

Named in honor of the prominent 19th-century American zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot, this elusive bird is a native resident of the dense montane and lowland forests of central Africa.

The African Grey Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker in the genus Dendropicos and is widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a range of wooded environments, including forest margins, open woodland, savanna with trees, and thornbush. The species uses its bill to search bark and...

The Abyssinian Woodpecker is a woodpecker native to the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It occurs in montane woodland and other upland habitats, including areas with juniper and related highland vegetation. The species is intended for birdwatchers and readers interested in African birds, especial...

The melancholy woodpecker (Dendropicos lugubris) is a small African woodpecker associated with forests and wooded habitats in the Upper Guinean region of West Africa. Its range includes parts of countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana, although distribution varies b...

The Brown-backed Woodpecker (Dendropicos obsoletus) is a small African woodpecker of the family Picidae. It occupies a broad belt of savanna and woodland south of the Sahara, from Senegal and Guinea-Bissau across the Sahel and Sudan region to Ethiopia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania. Its brown-backed...

The Speckle-breasted Woodpecker is an African woodpecker in the genus Dendropicos. Its common name refers to the heavy black-and-white speckling across the breast, a key feature for distinguishing the bird in field descriptions. It is associated with mature forest habitats in central Africa and belo...

The Gabon Woodpecker (Dendropicos gabonensis) is a small woodpecker of western and central Africa. Its plumage is marked by plain green upperparts and yellowish, spotted underparts; adult males have red on the hindcrown and nape, while females lack that red. The species uses forest edges, tall secon...

Stierling's woodpecker, Dendropicos stierlingi, is a small African woodpecker in the family Picidae. It occurs in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania, where it is associated with dry tropical forest and Eastern miombo woodland, including Brachystegia woodland. Males have a red mid-crown and nape, while...

Little Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus), also called the Sahelian Woodpecker, is a small African bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It occurs in Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan, using steppe with scattered trees, wadis and dry stream beds. Its...