African Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)
About the African Grey Woodpecker
The African grey woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa. It is a species associated with forest and bush which nests in a tree hole, often in an oil palm, laying two to four eggs. It is a common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eastern Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.