African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) African Gray Woodpecker
UK name: African Grey Woodpecker
The African Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Dendropicos goertae
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Gray Woodpecker
- English (UK)
- African Grey Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Dendropicos goertae koenigi
- Dendropicos goertae abessinicus
- Dendropicos goertae goertae
- Dendropicos goertae centralis
- Dendropicos goertae meridionalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Goertae
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.91
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Dendrocoptes dorae
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Chloropicus pyrrhogaster
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Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Stierling's Woodpecker
Dendropicos stierlingi
Brown-backed Woodpecker
Dendropicos obsoletus
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Abyssinian Woodpecker
Dendropicos abyssinicus
Melancholy Woodpecker
Dendropicos lugubris
Gabon Woodpecker
Dendropicos gabonensis
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
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