- Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
Identification
24 cm
Male
- Brownish-black forehead
- Red crown and nape
Distribution
Western Africa: found from Sierra Leone and southern Guinea to southern Nigeria and south-western Cameroon
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Chloropicus by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, beetle larvae and ants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fire-bellied Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fire-bellied_Woodpecker