Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Elliot's Woodpecker

Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii

Described by: Cassin (1863)
Alternate common name(s): Johnston's Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): Mesopicos elliotii, Polipicus elliotii

Photographs

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Range

Fringes of wc. Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) E. Nigeria, n. Cameroon (Cameroon Mountain) and Fernando Po.
(2) S. Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, sw. Central African Republic, ne. and ce. Zaire, Rwanda to e. Uganda.
(3) Cameroon (Mt. Kupe).
(4) Nw. Angola.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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