Woodpeckers

Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

The Olive Woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus) is a 41 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Woodpeckers

Order

Piciformes

Weight

41 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, eSwatini, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe.

Where to see it: Mt. Moco Reserve IBA (Angola); Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); Kumbira Forest Reserve (Angola); Nyika National Park (Malawi); Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist