Species factsheet

Golden-tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni)

Order: Campethera abingoni
Family: Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Danish name: Gyldenhalet Spætte

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

chrysura

Senegal and Gambia to s Sudan and w Uganda

kavirondensis

sw Kenya, e Rwanda to c Tanzania

suahelica

n Tanzania to e Zimbabwe, Mozambiquw and Swaziland

abingoni

w DR Congo to w Tanzania south to ne Namibia, nw Zambia and ne South Africa

anderssoni

sw Angola, Namibia, sw Botswana and n South Africa

constricta

s Mozambique, s Swaziland and e South Africa

Photos

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