African Grey Woodpecker / Dendropicos goertae
| African Grey Woodpecker bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Eastern Grey Woodpecker, Eastern Gray Woodpecker, Grey Woodpecker, Gray Woodpecker, African Gray Woodpecker |
| Old latin name for bird | Mesopicos goertae, Picus goertae, Chloropicus goertae |
| Order | Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers / Picidae |
| Genus | Dendropicos |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | Mauritania and Senegal to w Ethiopia to nw Tanzania, s Gabon, nw Angola and sc DR Congo |
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Related species
Stierling's Woodpecker
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Melancholy Woodpecker
Little Grey Woodpecker
Brown-backed Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Elliot's Woodpecker
Abyssinian Woodpecker
Where to see African Grey Woodpecker
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
African Grey Woodpecker subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendropicos goertae abessinicus | e Sudan to w Ethiopia | - | No |
| Dendropicos goertae centralis | Sierra Leone to Nigeria, s Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania | - | No |
| Dendropicos goertae goertae | Senegal and Gambia to Mali | - | No |
| Dendropicos goertae koenigi | Mali to w Sudan | - | No |
| Dendropicos goertae meridionalis | s Gabon and nw Angola to sc DR Congo | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Belarusian | Шэрагруды дзяцел |
| Bulgarian | Сивогръд кълвач |
| Catalan | picot gris occidental |
| Chinese | 灰啄木, 灰啄木鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰啄木 |
| Croatian | sivi djetlić |
| Czech | datel šedoprsý |
| Danish | Gulbuget Askespætte |
| Dutch | Grijsgroene Specht |
| Esperanto | Grizbrusta pego, Griza dendropiko |
| Estonian | palmi-osmusrähn |
| Finnish | liekkitikkanen |
| French | Pic goertan, Pic gris |
| Galician | Peto cincento africano |
| German | Graubrustspecht |
| Hebrew | נקר אפור אפריקני |
| Hungarian | szürkebegyű harkály |
| Irish | Cnagaire liath |
| Italian | Picchio di Goerta, Picchio grigio maggiore, Picchio grigio africano |
| Japanese | ハイイロゲラ |
| Lithuanian | pilkakrūtis savaninis genys, Pilkasis genys |
| Norwegian | Askehodespett, askehodespett |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Oskehovudspett |
| Polish | dzieciol popielaty, dzięcioł popielaty |
| Portuguese | pica-pau-cinzento-ocidental, Pica pau cinzento africano, pica-pau-cinzento, pica-pau-de-peito-cinzento, Pica-pau-cinzento-africano |
| Romanian | Ciocănitoare cenuşie |
| Russian | Серогрудый африканский дятел, Серый дятел |
| Serbian | Afrički sivi detlić |
| Slovak | ďateľ sivý, ďateľ sivoprsý |
| Slovenian | Sivorumena žolna |
| Spanish | Pito gris occidental, Pico Gris |
| Swahili | Kigong'ota Kijivu |
| Swedish | Afrikansk gråspett, gulbukig askspett, Gråspett |
| Turkish | Afrika Gri Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | дятел сірошиїй |
| Welsh | Cnocell lwyd |