Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni

Described by: Smith, A. (1836)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Campethera smithii

Photographs

Mopani, Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul 22, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Mopani, Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul 22, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Outjo, Namibia - Aug, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer 
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Range

W. to s. tropical Africa;
Fragmented distribution in the w., n. and s. part of range;
(1) S. Mauritania, s. Mali and Senegambia e. to Guinea, n. Ghana, Benin, Central African Republic, s. Chad, ex. s. Sudan and ex. ne. Zaire and in ec. and sw. Zaire and Angola.
(2) Uganda, Rwanda and sw. Kenya to c. Tanzania.
(3) S. Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
(4) Botswana to s. Mozambique and e. South Africa (Natal).
(5) Namibia.
(6) E. South Africa (Natal).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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