• Synonyms Green-backed or Little Green Woodpecker, Little Green or Green-backed Woodpecker, Little Green, Little Spotted or Green-backed Woodpecker, Little Spotted, Green-backed Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Campethera cailliautii, Picus maculosus, Chrysopicos cailliautii

Little Green Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Antonio Xeira
    Guinea-Bissau
  • 2.
    Adult, drumming, © Brendan Sloan
    Ghana
  • 3.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 4.
    Call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, © Antonio Xeira
    Guinea-Bissau
  • 5.
    Drumming, © Brendan Sloan
    Ghana
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Little Green Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Little Green Woodpecker subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Campethera maculosa maculosaSenegal and Guinea-Bissau to sw, sc Ghana-No
Campethera maculosa permistae Ghana to sw South Sudan s to n Angola. c DR Congo and sw Uganda-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGevlekte Speg
BulgarianПетнист кълвач
Catalanpicot aladaurat, Picot de Cailliaut
Chinese小绿啄木鸟, 绿背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)小點斑啄木, 非洲綠背啄木
Croatianpjegavoglavi djetlić
Czechdatel zelenohřbetý, datel čabrakový
DanishGrønrygget Spætte, Lille Grøn Spætte
DutchGroenrugspecht, Goudrugspecht
EsperantoGvinea kampetero, ordorsa pego
Estonianginea helmesrähn, väike-helmesrähn
Finnishguineantäplätikka, täplätikka
FrenchPic de Cailliaud, Pic barré ou P. à dos vert, Pic barré, P. à dos vert, P. de Cailliaud, P. à dos vert ou P. barré
GermanGoldmantelspecht, Tüpfelspecht
ItalianPicchio verde minore, Picchio dorsoverde
Japaneseギニアモリアオゲラ, ヒメアフリカアオゲラ
LithuanianŽalianugarė kampetera, auksanugarė kampetera
Norwegianbronsespett, Grønnryggspett
Polishdzieciolik czarnosterny, dzięciolik czarnosterny, dzieciolik zielonogrzbiety
PortuguesePica-pau-de-dorso-verde, pica-pau-de-costas-douradas
RussianГвинейский дятел, Пятнистая кампетера, Золотоспинная кампетера
SerbianZelenoleđi detlić
Slovakžlna zelenochrbtá, žlna čiernochvostá
SpanishPito de Cailliaud, Pito de Guinea
SwahiliKigong'ota Madoa
Swedishguineaspett, grönryggig hackspett
TurkishBenekli Küçük Ağaçkakan
UkrainianДятлик зеленокрилий, дятлик чорнохвостий