Gabon Woodpecker

Dendropicos gabonensis - Pic du Gabon

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Verreaux, J Verreaux, É, 1851

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 24 à 30 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Gabon Woodpecker (Dendropicos gabonensis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Dendropicos gabonensis gabonensis (s Cameroon to w Uganda, DRCongo and n Angola)
Dendropicos gabonensis reichenowi (s Nigeria and sw Cameroon)

Foreign names

Pic du Gabon,
Pito del Gabón,
pica-pau-do-gabão,
Gabunspecht,
Gabonspecht,
Picchio del Gabon,
gabonspett,
Flekkspett,
ďateľ gabonský,
datel gabonský,
Gabonspætte,
pisaratikkanen,
picot del Gabon,
dzięcioł pręgouchy,
Габонский саванный дятел,
ゴマフゲラ,
加蓬啄木鸟,
加彭啄木,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

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Sources of information

Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Vol. 7 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest