Mountain Gray Woodpecker

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Least Concern

The Mountain Gray 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

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

Population

≈ Unknown

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