• Synonyms Grey-headed Woodpecker, Grey headed Woodpecker, Gray-headed Woodpecker, Mountain Gray Woodpecker, Shoa Gray Woodpecker, Gray headed Woodpecker, Eastern Gray Woodpecker, Shoa Grey Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Dendrobates spodocephalus, Mesopicos spodocephalus, Chloropicus spodocephalus

Eastern Grey Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 2.
    Call, female, male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Eastern Grey Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Highlands of nc Tanzania and c Kenya to e Sudan and c Ethiopia

Eastern Grey Woodpecker subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dendropicos spodocephalus rhodeogasterc Kenya to nc Tanzania-No
Dendropicos spodocephalus spodocephaluse Sudan and c, s Ethiopia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianШэрагаловы дзяцел
Catalanpicot gris oriental
Chinese灰头啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭啄木
Croatiansivoglavi djetlić
Czechdatel etiopský
DanishRødbuget Askespætte
DutchEthiopische Grijsgroene Specht
EsperantoOrienta grizkapa dendropiko, Afrika grizkapa dendropiko
Estonianida-osmusrähn
FinnishHarmaapäätikkanen, oliiviselkätikkanen, Harmaapäätikka
FrenchPic d'Éthiopie, Pic spodocéphale
GalicianPeto cincento oriental
GermanGraukopfspecht
ItalianPicchio grigio montano, Picchio testagrigia
Japaneseリキュウガシラゲラ
Lithuanianpilkagalvis savaninis genys
Norwegiangråhodespett
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudspett
Polishdzięcioł szarogłowy, dzieciol szaroglowy
Portuguesepica-pau-cinzento-oriental, pica-pau-etíope
RussianАфриканский сероголовый саванный дятел, Пепельноголовый дятел
SerbianPlaninski sivi detlić, Сива жунја
Slovakďateľ sivohlavý
SpanishPito gris oriental
SwahiliKigong'ota Kichwa-kijivu
SwedishEtiopisk gråspett, Gråspett, rödbukig askspett
TurkishDoğulu Gri Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятел ефіопський