• Synonyms Grenn-backed woodpecker, Green-backed Woodpecker, Green-backed Woodpecker (Spot-backed), Little-spotted Woodpecker, Spotted Woodpecker, Green backed Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Chrysopicos cailliautii

Little Spotted Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, © Niall Perrins
    Mozambique
  • 4.
    Call, © David Moyer
    Mozambique
  • 5.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 7.
    Song, © Gerard Gorman
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Little Spotted Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, se

Little Spotted Woodpecker subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Campethera cailliautii cailliautiis Somalia to ne Tanzania-No
Campethera cailliautii loveridgeic Tanzania to Mozambique-No
Campethera cailliautii nyansaesw Kenya, sw Ethiopia and nw Tanzania to e DR Congo, ne Angola and n Zambia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGevlekte Speg (Gevlekte), Gevlekte Speg
Catalanpicot de Cailliaut
Chinese绿背啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲綠背啄木
Croatianzelenoleđi djetlić
Czechdatel zelenohřbetý, Datel zelenohrbetý
DanishGrønrygget Spætte
DutchKleine Vlekrugspecht, Groenrugspecht (cailliautii groep), Groenrugspecht
EsperantoVerddorsa kampetero
Estonianväike-helmesrähn
Finnishtäplätikka
FrenchPic de Cailliaud [cailliautii], Pic à dos vert, Pic de Cailliaut, Pic de Cailliaut [nominal], Pic de Cailliaud
GermanTüpfelspecht, Tüpfelspecht [cailliautii-Gruppe]
ItalianPicchio dorsoverde, Picchio di Cailliaut
Japaneseヒメアフリカアオゲラ(cailliautii グループ), ヒメアフリカアオゲラ, ヒメアフリカアオゲラ (cailliautii グループ)
Lithuanianžalianugarė kampetera
Norwegiangrønnryggspett (cailliautii gr.), grønnryggspett
Polishdzięciolik zielonogrzbiety, dzięciolik zielonogrzbiety [gr. cailliautii], dzieciolik zielonogrzbiety
Portuguesepica-pau-de-dorso-verde
RussianПятнистая кампетера, Зеленоспинный дятел [группа cailliautii], Зеленоспинный дятел
SerbianZelenoleđi detlić
Slovakžlna zelenochrbtá (skup.), žlna zelenochrbtá
SpanishPito de Cailliaud, Pito de Cailliaud (grupo cailliautii), Pico de Lomo Verde
SwahiliKigong'ota Madoa
Swedishgrönryggig hackspett [gruppen cailliautii], Afrikansk grönspett, prickspett, grönryggig hackspett [cailliautii Group]
TurkishYeşil sırtlı ağaçkakan [cailliautii grubu], Yeşil Sırtlı Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятлик зеленокрилий