Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783)

Olive Woodpecker, Dendropicos griseocephalus, is a woodpecker of southern and south-central Africa. It belongs to the Picidae family and is found in wooded and forested country across its breeding range. A notable feature is its bright red rump, set against bronze upperparts. Three subspecies are recognised, including forms from southeast Africa, with the red-bellied race showing a stronger belly patch and the montane race being the smallest. It lives in dense tree cover from 450 to 3,700 m, and is often seen feeding in mossy trees.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Breeding range

Africa: s, sc