Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) [XC523745]
by Peter Boesman from Porter Rd, S of Roo Els, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa (song)
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.