• Synonyms Gray-headed Woodpecker, African Gray-headed Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, African Grey-headed Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Picus griseocephalus, Mesopicos griseocephalus, Chloropicus griseocephalus

Olive Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, drumming, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Paul Bourdin
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Alarm call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Louis A. Hansen
    Tanzania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Olive Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion s, sc

Olive Woodpecker subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dendropicos griseocephalus griseocephaluss Mozambique to South Africa-No
Dendropicos griseocephalus kilimensisn, e Tanzania-No
Dendropicos griseocephalus ruwenzoriAngola, n Zambia, n Malawi and c Tanzania to se DR Congo and sw Uganda-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGryskopspeg
CatalanPicot fosc, picot olivaci
Chinese非洲灰啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲灰頭啄木
Croatianbrončani djetlić
Czechdatel šedohlavý
DanishOlivengrøn Spætte
DutchOlijfspecht
EsperantoSuda grizkapa dendropiko, Grizkapa dendropiko
Estoniansalu-osmusrähn
Finnishvihertikkanen
FrenchPic olive
FrisianOlivespjocht
GalicianPeto oliváceo
GermanGoldrückenspecht
IcelandicHryggspæta
ItalianPicchio olivaceo, Picchio oliva
Japaneseハイガシラゲラ
Lithuanianauksanugaris savaninis genys
Norwegiansothodespett
Norwegian NynorskSothovudspett
Polishdzieciol ciemnoglowy, dzięcioł ciemnogłowy
Portuguesepica-pau-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianЗолотоспинный африканский дятел, Золотоспинный саванный дятел, Бронзовоспинный дятел
SerbianMaslinasti detlić
Slovakďateľ olivový
SpanishPito oliváceo, Pico Olivo
SwahiliKigong'ota Kijanikijivu
Swedisholivspett
TurkishZeytin rengi ağaçkakan, Zeytuni Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятел оливковий
WelshCnocell felynwerdd