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*Red nape | *Red nape | ||
| + | *Buffy [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Varied habitat; forest to thorn bush savanna. Usually near water | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Their main diet consists of ants. | + | Their main diet consists of ants and termites. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:50, 5 December 2014
- Campethera cailliautii
Identification
16 cm
Male
- Black forehead and crown with red tipped feathers
- Red nape
- Buffy lores
- White supercilium
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. permista :
- C. c. nyansae:
- C. c. cailliautii:
- C. c. loveridgei:
- Central Tanzania to extreme eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Habitat
Varied habitat; forest to thorn bush savanna. Usually near water
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of ants and termites.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-backed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Woodpecker
