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  • Old latin name for bird Chrysoptilus bennetii, Chrysoptilus bennettii

Bennett's Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Drumming, © Peter Frost
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, duet, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 7.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 8.
    Song, © Niall Perrins
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Bennett's Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion sc, se

Bennett's Woodpecker subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Campethera bennettii bennettiic Angola, se DR Congo and Tanzania to Mozambique and ne South Africa-No
Campethera bennettii capricornis Angola, sw Zambia, n Namibia and n Botswana-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBennettspeg, Bennettse Speg
Catalanpicot de Bennett
Chinese班氏啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)中南非啄木
Croatianžutoprsi djetlić
Czechdatel Bennettův, Datel Bennettuv, datel bělolící
DanishSavannespætte
DutchBennetts Specht, Bennett-specht
EsperantoBeneta kampetero
Estonianmiombo-helmesrähn
Finnishviiksitäplätikka
FrenchPic de Bennett
GermanBennett Specht, Bennettspecht, Bennett-Specht
ItalianPicchio di Bennett
Japaneseミミヂロアフリカアオゲラ, ミミジロアフリカアオゲラ
LithuanianBeneto kampetera
Norwegiansavannespett
Norwegian NynorskSavannespett
Polishdzięciolik akacjowy, dzieciolik akacjowy
PortuguesePica-pau de Bennett, Pica pau de Bennet, pica-pau-de-bennett, Pica-pau-de-Bennet
RussianЗамбийский дятел, Беннетова кампетера
SerbianBenetov detlić
ShonaHohodza
Slovakžlna bielolíca
SpanishPito de Bennett, Pico de Bennett
SwahiliKigong'ota Sharubu-nyekundu
SwedishBennettspett, miombospett
TsongaGhongoswana
TswanaKôkômere
TurkishBennett Ağaçkakanı
Ukrainianдятлик акацієвий