Eastern Grey Woodpecker bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsShoa Gray Woodpecker, Gray-headed Woodpecker, Mountain Gray Woodpecker, Gray headed Woodpecker, Eastern Gray Woodpecker, Shoa Grey Woodpecker, Grey headed Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker
Old latin name for birdMesopicos spodocephalus, Dendrobates spodocephalus, Chloropicus spodocephalus
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers / Picidae
GenusDendropicos
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionHighlands of nc Tanzania and c Kenya to e Sudan and c Ethiopia

Eastern Grey Woodpecker bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call and tapping, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 5.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Call, female, male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 8.
    Soft calls, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 10.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Kenya
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Eastern Grey Woodpecker

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

Translation

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
EsperantoAfrika grizkapa dendropiko, Orienta grizkapa dendropiko
Estonianida-osmusrähn
FinnishHarmaapäätikkanen, Harmaapäätikka, oliiviselkätikkanen
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, Gråhodespett
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudspett
Polishdzieciol szaroglowy, dzięcioł szarogłowy
Portuguesepica-pau-etíope, pica-pau-cinzento-oriental
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