Speckle-breasted woodpecker

Speckle-breasted woodpecker
Illustration of male, female has black crown
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Dendropicos
Species:	D. poecilolaemus
Binomial name
Dendropicos poecilolaemus Reichenow, 1893
Synonyms
Chloropicus poecilolaemus

The speckle-breasted woodpecker (Dendropicos poecilolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Range

It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Dendropicos poecilolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680954A92887577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680954A92887577.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.