African Piculet
Verreauxia africana(Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855)
English (US) African Piculet
The African Piculet (Verreauxia africana) 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.
Range: southern Cameroon to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda, and northwestern AngolaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Verreauxia africana
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Piculet
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sasia africana
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855)
- Type locality
- Gaboon.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée ser.2, vol.7 p.217
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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