• Synonyms Cardinal-Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Dendropicos lafresnayi, Picus fuscescens, Chloropicus fuscescens

Cardinal Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © African Bioacoustics Community
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, female, male, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Gabriel A. Jamie
    Mozambique
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Cardinal Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Cardinal Woodpecker subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dendropicos fuscescens fuscescensnc Namibia to w, c South Africa-No
Dendropicos fuscescens hartlaubiis Kenya to e Zambia and c Mozambique-No
Dendropicos fuscescens hemprichiin Ethiopia to Somalia and e Kenya-No
Dendropicos fuscescens intermediuse South Africa to s Mozambique-No
Dendropicos fuscescens lafresnayiSenegal and Gambia to Nigeria-No
Dendropicos fuscescens lepiduse DR Congo to sw Ethiopia, c Kenya and nw Tanzania-No
Dendropicos fuscescens loandaeAngola to w Tanzania, Zambia, n Namibia, n Botswana, w Zimbabwe and n South Africa-No
Dendropicos fuscescens massaicuss Ethiopia to w, c Kenya and nc Tanzania-No
Dendropicos fuscescens sharpiiCameroon to s Sudan and n Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKardinaalspeg
Catalanpicot cardenal
Chinese暗红啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)深紅啄木
Croatiansmeđočeli djetlić
Czechdatel kardinálský
DanishKardinalspætte
DutchKardinaalspecht
EsperantoBrilpego
Estonianvöötselg-väikerähn
Finnishruso-otsatikkanen, Rusootsatikkanen
FrenchPic cardinal
GermanKardinalspecht
Hungariankardinális harkály
IcelandicNálaspæta
ItalianPicchio cardinale
Japaneseアフリカコゲラ
Lithuaniankardinolinis savaninis genys
Norwegiankardinalspett
Norwegian NynorskKardinalspett
Polishdzieciol jasnolicy, dzięcioł jasnolicy, Dzięciolik kaplandzki
Portuguesepica-pau-cardeal, Pica pau cardeal
RussianКардинальский саванный дятел, Кардиналовый дятел
SerbianKardinalski detlić
ShonaHohodza
Slovakďateľ kardinálsky
SpanishPito cardenal, Pico Cardenal
SwahiliKigong'ota Mgongo-miraba
Swedishkardinalspett
TsongaGhongoswana
TswanaKôkômere
TurkishKardinal Ağaçkakanı
Ukrainianдятел сірощокий
XhosaIsinqolamthi
ZuluiNqondaqonda