Brown-backed Woodpecker / Dendropicos obsoletus LC
- Synonyms Lesser White-spotted Woodpecker, Brown backed Woodpecker
- Old latin name for bird Ipophilus obsoletus, Picus obsoletus, Dendrocopos obsoletus, Picoides obsoletus, Chloropicus obsoletus
Brown-backed Woodpeckerbird sounds *
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Where to see Brown-backed Woodpecker
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion ec, c, w
Brown-backed Woodpecker subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendropicos obsoletus crateri | n Tanzania | - | No |
| Dendropicos obsoletus heuglini | e Sudan to n Ethiopia | - | No |
| Dendropicos obsoletus ingens | s Ethiopia to Uganda and c Kenya | - | No |
| Dendropicos obsoletus obsoletus | Senegal and Gambia to s Sudan and w Uganda s to s Cameroon and ne DR Congo | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bruinrugspeg |
| Belarusian | Буроспiнны дзяцел |
| Bengali | িময়চযচঠ কাঠকুড়াচর |
| Catalan | picot garser de dors bru |
| Chinese | 褐背啄木鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 褐背啄木 |
| Croatian | smeđoleđi djetlić |
| Czech | strakapoud hnědohřbetý, datel hnědohřbetý, Strakapoud hnedohrbetý |
| Danish | Brunrygget Spætte |
| Dutch | Bruinrugspecht |
| Esperanto | Brundorsa dendropiko |
| Estonian | aafrika kirjurähn |
| Finnish | ruskoselkätikka, Ruskoselkätikkanen |
| French | Pic à dos brun, Petit Pic à dos brun |
| Frisian | Brúnrêchspjocht |
| Galician | Peto de costas pardas |
| German | Braunrückenspecht |
| Hungarian | barnahátú harkály |
| Italian | Picchio dorsobruno |
| Japanese | ハイビタイゲラ |
| Lithuanian | rudnugaris margasis genys, Rudnugaris savaninis genys |
| Norwegian | brunryggspett |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Brunryggspett |
| Polish | dzieciol brazowogrzbiety, Dzięcioł brazowogrzbiety, dzięcioł brązowogrzbiety |
| Portuguese | pica-pau-de-dorso-castanho, Pica-pau-de-costas-pardas |
| Russian | Буроспинный дятел |
| Slovak | ďateľ hnedochrbtý |
| Slovenian | Rjavohrbtni detel |
| Spanish | Carpintero de Lomo Pardo, Pico dorsipardo |
| Swahili | Kigong'ota Mgongo-mwekundu |
| Swedish | Brunryggad spett, brunryggig hackspett |
| Turkish | Kahverengi sırtlı ağaçkakan, Boz Sırtlı Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | дятел бурокрилий |
| Welsh | Cnocell gefnfrown |














