Abyssinian Woodpecker
Dendropicos abyssinicus (Stanley, 1814)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Abyssinian Woodpecker, Dendropicos abyssinicus, is a woodpecker of montane Eritrea and Ethiopia in Africa, where it breeds in the Ethiopian Highlands. It is found in juniper woods, Hagenia forest and areas with Euphorbia, and has also been recorded in wooded savanna at lower levels. It is a very small woodpecker with a relatively long, broad bill. The back and mantle are golden yellow, the rump is bright red, and the wings and tail are barred. The underparts are pale and strongly streaked with black.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Africa: montane c Eritrea and c Ethiopia
