Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Grey-headed Woodpecker (Dendropicos spodocephalus) - HBW 7, p. 469
French: Pic spodocéphale
German: Graukopfspecht
Spanish: Pito Gris Oriental
Other common names: Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Taxonomy: Dendrobates spodocephalus Bonaparte, 1850, West Africa; error = Shewa, southern Ethiopia.
Often placed with D. goertae and D. griseocephalus in a separate genus Mesopicos, sometimes also including D. elliotii; forms a superspecies with the first two, hybridizing with them where ranges meet; often treated as conspecific with D. goertae. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- spodocephalus (Bonaparte, 1850) - E Sudan and W & C Ethiopian Highlands.
- rhodeogaster (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) - highlands of C & SW Kenya and NC Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female foraging in a tree. Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ssp spodocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 years ago 52 sec 3.9 -
A male foraging in a tree. Locality Harenna forest, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp spodocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 3.8 -
A male pecking and preening Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (ssp rhodeogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2000 10 years ago 36 sec 3.5 -
Three birds chasing each other Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (ssp rhodeogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2000 11 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
A female climbing a trunk Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (ssp rhodeogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 18 August 2000 6 years ago 22 sec 3
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Male feeding on figs
Locality Lalibela, Ethiopia (ssp spodocephalus)
Holger Meinig 31 March 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A female in a tree
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 25 December 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
A female.
Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp spodocephalus)
Ken Havard 8 November 2011 51 weeks ago 3.4 -
3 probably grey headed woodpeckers sitting in the same tree, jumping from one side to the other.
Locality Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
The Babogaya Lake Viewpoi... 3 May 2012 1 year ago 1.8 -
Female searching worms
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jorge Malingre 5 February 2012 1 year ago 1.6
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