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Piciformes / Picidae / Dendropicos

Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (oliwoo2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dendropicos

Subspecies (3)

Dendropicos griseocephalus griseocephalus

far southern Mozambique and eastern and southern South Africa (eastern Limpopo to southern Western Cape)
Dendropicos griseocephalus kilimensis

humid montane forest of Tanzania
Dendropicos griseocephalus ruwenzori

Namibia to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Malawi

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (oliwoo2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.