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  • Synonyms African Ground Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Picus terrestris, Picus olivaceus

Ground Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Gerard Gorman
    Lesotho
  • 2.
    Call, male, © Gerard Gorman
    Lesotho
  • 3.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call made after gathering after flight., © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Ground Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion South Africa and Lesotho

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrondspeg
Bengaliহভমঠা কাঠমঠাকযা
Catalanpicot terrestre
Chinese地啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)地啄木, 非洲地啄木
Croatianpozemni djetlić
Czechdatel zemní
DanishJordspætte
DutchKaapse Grondspecht
EsperantoGrundopego
Estonianmaarähn
Finnishmaatikka
FrenchPic laboureur
GermanErdspecht
Hungarianföldi harkály
IcelandicHlíðaspæta
ItalianPicchio terragnolo, Picchio terragnolo africano
Japaneseイワキツツキ
Lithuaniandirvinis genys
Norwegianjordspett
Norwegian NynorskJordspett
Polishdzieciol ziemny, dzięcioł ziemny, dzięciolik ziemny
Portuguesepica-pau-terrestre, Pica-pau-das-rochas
RussianЗемляной дятел
Slovakžlna zemná, ďateľ zemný
SpanishPito terrestre, Pico de la Tierra
Swedishmarkspett
Tatarҗир тукраны
TsongaXidzingirhi
TurkishYer Ağaçkakanı
Ukrainianдятел сіроголовий
XhosaUngximde
ZuluumNqangqandolo