Male © Forest Botial-Jarvis eBird S57072321 Macaulay Library ML 162780821
Female © Forest Botial-Jarvis
Male © Oleg Chernyshov
Male © Kevin Vande Vusse
Male and female © Chris Dennard

Ethiopische specht Dendropicos spodocephalus

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Identification

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A mid-sized woodpecker with a golden-green back and gray underparts. The crown is red in males and plain gray in females. Usually shows a large red patch on the center of the belly. Found at middle elevations in woodland, savanna, and cultivated areas. The range overlaps slightly with the very similar African Gray Woodpecker; Mountain Gray is distinguished by the lack of barring on the wing and undertail and by the large, deep red belly patch. The main vocalization is an agitated series of rising “k-k-kree” calls.

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