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Speckle-breasted woodpecker

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Speckle-breasted woodpecker
Illustration of male,
female has black crown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dendropicos
Species:
D. poecilolaemus
Binomial name
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Reichenow, 1893
Synonyms
  • Chloropicus poecilolaemus

The speckle-breasted woodpecker (Dendropicos poecilolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Range

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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dendropicos poecilolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680954A92887577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680954A92887577.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.