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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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NT |
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Ground Woodpecker* |
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Geocolaptes olivaceus |
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Description (10)
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Ground Woodpecker
© blpn.org
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Other Names (World)
Ground Woodpecker, African Ground Woodpecker
Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Size
24 - 28 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, lowland dry grassland, high altitude grassland and shrubland. From sea-level - 2,100 m.
Lesotho (B), South Africa (B), Swaziland (B).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A far-carrying 'aargh' or 'pee-aargh'. A ringing 'ree-chick'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)
Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) [XC363737]
by Alan Collett from Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (alarm call)
Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) [XC280322]
by Peter Boesman from Sani Pass road, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
No close relatives.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- olivaceus (Gmelin, 1788) - Western and south-central Cape Province.
- prometheus Clancey, 1952 - Southern Cape Province north-east to northern Transvaal and western Swaziland.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Ground Woodpecker see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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