Checker-throated Woodpecker

Chrysophlegma mentale

Least Concern

The Checker-throated Woodpecker is a woodpecker or piculet of sub-Saharan African forests, savanna, woodland, and highlands. It uses a strong chisel-like bill to probe bark, wood, and branches for insects and larvae, and many species also drum, call, or excavate nest cavities in trunks and limbs.

Family

Picidae

Group

Woodpeckers

Range

Checker-throated Woodpecker Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan African forests, savanna, woodland, and highlands

Population

≈ Unknown

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