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Dendropicos stierlingi

Chloropicus stierlingi

Identification

Plain, brown upperparts. Heavy, brown, vertical stripes below. Dark appearance.

Distribution

Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[2].

Some authorities place this species in Chloropicus.

Habitat

Brachystegia woodland.

Status

Classified as Near Threatened in the 2009 IUCN Red List.[1]

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects and centipedes.

Breeding

It nests in tree holes.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2009. The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources. Version 2. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_2.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB].
  2. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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