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  • Synonyms Gold-mantled Woodpecker, Golden Back Woodpecker, Gold-manteled woodpecker, Golden-backed Woodpecker, Golden-mantled Woodpecker, African Golden-backed Woodpecker, Golden-manteled woddpecker, Abyssinian Golden-backed Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Chloropicus abyssinicus, Picus abyssinicus

Abyssinian Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drumming, male, song, © Rolf A. de By
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, female, male, © Guido O. Keijl
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, drumming, © Guido O. Keijl
    Ethiopia
  • 5.
    Call, female, © Guido O. Keijl
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Abyssinian Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion montane c Eritrea and c Ethiopia

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot d'Etiòpia
Chinese非洲金背啄木鸟, 金背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)衣索比亞金背啄木
Croatianetiopski djetlić
Czechdatel jalovkový, datel jalovcový
DanishEthiopisk Spætte, Abessinsk Spætte
DutchAbessijnse Specht
EsperantoAbisina dendropiko
Estoniankadaka-väikerähn
Finnishetiopiantikkanen
FrenchPic de Des Murs, Pic d'Abyssinie, Pic d’Abyssinie
GermanWachholderspecht, Wacholderspecht
ItalianPicchio d'Abissinia, Picchio abissino
Japaneseキタアフリカコゲラ
Lithuanianabisininis savaninis genys
Norwegiangullkappespett
Norwegian NynorskGullkappespett
Polishdzięcioł abisyński, dzieciol abisynski
Portuguesepica-pau-da-abissínia, pica-pau-abissínio
RussianАбиссинский дятел, Золотоспинный саванный дятел
SerbianAbisinski detlić
Slovakďateľ jantárový
SpanishPito abisinio, Pico de Manto Dorado
SwedishAbessinsk spett, abessinspett, abessinsk hackspett
TurkishHabeş Ağaçkakanı
Ukrainianдятел абісинський