• Synonyms Golden tailed Woodpecker, Goldentailed Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Chrysoptilus abingoni

Golden-tailed Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Drumming, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, female, © Niall Perrins
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Golden-tailed Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Golden-tailed Woodpecker subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Campethera abingoni abingoniw DR Congo to w Tanzania s to ne Namibia, nw Zambia and ne South Africa-No
Campethera abingoni anderssonisw Angola, Namibia, sw Botswana and n South Africa-No
Campethera abingoni chrysuraSenegal and Gambia to s Sudan and w Uganda-No
Campethera abingoni constrictas Mozambique, s Swaziland and e South Africa-No
Campethera abingoni kavirondensissw Kenya, e Rwanda to c Tanzania-No
Campethera abingoni suahelican Tanzania to e Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGoudstertspeg
Catalanpicot cuadaurat
Chinese金尾啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)金尾啄木
Croatianpjegavokapi djetlić
Czechdatel zlatoocasý
DanishGyldenhalet Spætte
DutchGoudstaartspecht
EsperantoOrvosta kampetero
Estoniansalu-helmesrähn
Finnishviirutäplätikka
FrenchPic à queue dorée
GermanGoldschwanzspecht, Goldschwanz-Specht
IcelandicStélspæta
ItalianPicchio di Abingon, Picchio codadorata
Japaneseシマアフリカアオゲラ
Lithuanianauksauodegė kampetera
Norwegianbantuspett
Norwegian NynorskBantuspett
Polishdzięciolik złotosterny, dzieciolik zlotosterny
PortuguesePica pau de cauda dourada, pica-pau-de-cauda-dourada, Pica-pau-de-rabo-dourado
RussianЗлатохвостый дятел, Золотохвостая кампетера
SerbianZlatorepi detlić
ShonaHohodza
Slovakďateľ žltochvostý, žlna žltochvostá
SpanishPico de Cola Dorada, Pito colidorado
SwahiliKigong'ota Mkia-njano
SwedishGuldstjärtad spett, guldstjärtad hackspett
TsongaGhongoswana
TswanaKôkômere
TurkishAltın Kuyruklu Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятлик золотохвостий
ZuluiSibagwebe