Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) - HBW 7, p. 464
French: Pic laboureur
German: Erdspecht
Spanish: Pito Terrestre
Other common names: African Ground Woodpecker
Taxonomy: Picus olivaceus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Cape of Good Hope.
No close relatives. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- olivaceus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - W & SC Cape Province.
- prometheus Clancey, 1952 - S Cape Province NE to N Transvaal and W Swaziland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
Two birds and then only one, standing on a rock Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (ssp olivaceus)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2000 5 years ago 22 sec 3.7
-
On a branch
Locality Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 12 November 2012 22 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on the rock.
Locality Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp prometheus)
Fran Trabalon 10 November 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Very showy adult by the roadside
Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho (ssp prometheus)
AdsBowley 17 October 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Adult at Klipspringer Pass, part of a group of 5 birds.
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp olivaceus)
Martin Flack 24 October 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
Adult on roadside rocks, rear view just showing the rump
Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho
AdsBowley 17 October 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
At his nest
Locality Sani Pass, Lesotho
Guy Poisson 12 November 2012 22 weeks ago 3.4
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page