Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii (Cassin, 1863)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Elliot's Woodpecker, Dendropicos elliotii, is a woodpecker that breeds in central and west-central Africa. It is found in dense primary forest and also in mature secondary growth, and it can occur in thick, mossy montane forest at higher elevations. The male shows a red rear crown and red nape, while the female has those parts black. Both sexes have green upperparts, brown wings and tail, and pale underparts marked with olive. It was described by Cassin in 1863.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Africa: c, wc
