Genus: Chloropicus
Description
Three species of Woodpeckers from Africa.
Taxonomy
Chloropicus is a genus in the Family Picidae. The members have in the past been placed in genus Dendropicos. (Note: first IOC placed these three into the genus Chloropicus. Later, Clements followed with placing these and several more into Chloropicus. It will be exciting to see where this ends).
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| C. pyrrhogaster | Fire-bellied Woodpecker | ||
| C. xantholophus | Yellow-crested Woodpecker | ||
| C. namaquus | Bearded Woodpecker | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chloropicus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chloropicus
Pages in category ‘Chloropicus’
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
