The eastern grey woodpecker also grey-headed woodpecker and mountain gray woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is a resident breeder in eastern Africa. It has a large range and is a fairly common species. No special threats have been recognised and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the bird's conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)
Reference:
Conspect. Gen. Avium
1 p.125
Protonym:
Dendrobates spodocephalus
Type locality:
Africa occid.; West Africa = East Africa, i.e. Shoa, ex Rüppell, Vog. N.-O. Afr., p. 86.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560192
Avibase ID:
902E9F6926FDB376
Avibase ID:
avibase-902E9F69
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/902E9F69
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686160
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Mesopicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Mesopicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Mesopicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Mesopicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Mesopicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pic spodocéphale ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Gray-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Mountain Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Eastern Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Dendropicos spodocephalus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dendropicos spodocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Dendropicos [goertae or spodocephalus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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