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Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae (Müller, PLS 1776)

The African grey woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa. It is a species associated with forest and bush which nests in a tree hole, often in an oil palm, laying two to four eggs. It is a common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Dendropicos
Scientific:
  Dendropicos goertae

Original description

Citation:
  (Müller, PLS 1776)

Reference:
   Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.

Protonym:
  Picus Goertae

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/111/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E5DF48FC7F1FCF42

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E5DF48FC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E5DF48FC

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554020

Geographic range:

  • Dendropicos goertae [goertae or centralis]: southwestern Mauritania and Senegambia to South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
  • Dendropicos goertae abessinicus: eastern Sudan, western Eritrea, and northern and western Ethiopia
  • Dendropicos goertae meridionalis: S Gabon to nw Angola and s-central Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Dendropicos goertae koenigi: Sahel of Sahara (e Mali to Niger, Chad and w Sudan)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grey Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot gris occidental
Czech:
datel šedoprsý
Danish:
Gulbuget Askespætte
German:
Graubrustspecht
Spanish:
Pito Gris Occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Pito gris occidental
Finnish:
liekkitikkanen
French:
Pic goertan
Croatian:
sivi djetlić
Hungarian:
szürkebegyű harkály
Italian:
Picchio grigio maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
haiirogera
Japanese:
ハイイロゲラ
Lithuanian:
Pilkakrūtis savaninis genys
Dutch:
Grijsgroene Specht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Oskehovudspett
Norwegian:
Askehodespett
Polish:
dzięcioł popielaty
Portuguese:
pica-pau-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-de-peito-cinzento
Russian:
Серый дятел
Slovak:
ďateľ sivý
Serbian:
Afrički sivi detlić
Swedish:
gulbukig askspett
Ukrainian:
Дятел сірошиїй
Chinese:
灰啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey Woodpecker ( Mesopicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey Woodpecker ( Mesopicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey Woodpecker ( Mesopicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey Woodpecker ( Mesopicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey Woodpecker ( Mesopicos goertae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic goertan ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Chloropicus goertae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
African Gray Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
African Grey Woodpecker ( Dendropicos goertae) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendropicos goertae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dendropicos [goertae or spodocephalus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Belarusian: Шэрагруды дзяцел
Bulgarian: Сивогръд кълвач
Catalan: Picot gris occidental
Czech: Datel šedoprsý
Welsh: Cnocell lwyd
Danish: Gulbuget Askespætte
German: Graubrustspecht
English: African Gray Woodpecker, African Grey Woodpecker, Eastern Gray Woodpecker, Eastern Grey Woodpecker, Gray Woodpecker, Grey Woodpecker
English, HBW: Grey Woodpecker
English (IOC): African Grey Woodpecker
English (Kenya): African Grey Woodpecker
English (United States): African Gray Woodpecker
Esperanto: Griza dendropiko, Grizbrusta pego
Spanish: Pico Gris, Pito Gris Occidental
Spanish (Spain): Pito gris occidental
Spanish (HBW): African Gray Woodpecker
Estonian: palmi-osmusrähn
Finnish: Liekkitikkanen
French: Pic goertan, Pic gris
Irish: Cnagaire liath
Galician: Peto cincento africano
Hebrew: נקר אפור אפריקני
Croatian: sivi djetlić
Hungarian: szürkebegyű harkály
Italian: Picchio di Goerta, Picchio grigio africano, Picchio grigio maggiore
Japanese (romaji): haiirogera
Japanese: ハイイロゲラ
Scientific: Chloropicus goertae, Dendropicos goertae, Dendropicos goertae goertae, Mesopicos goertae, Mesopicos goertae goertae, Picus Goertae
Lithuanian: Pilkakrūtis savaninis genys, Pilkasis genys
Dutch: Grijsgroene Specht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Oskehovudspett
Norwegian: Askehodespett
Polish: dzieciol popielaty, dzięcioł popielaty
Portuguese: Pica pau cinzento africano, Pica-pau-cinzento, Pica-pau-cinzento-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): Pica-pau-cinzento, pica-pau-de-peito-cinzento
Romanian: Ciocănitoare cenuşie
Russian: Серогрудый африканский дятел, Серый дятел
Slovak: ďateľ sivoprsý, ďateľ sivý
Slovenian: Sivorumena žolna
Serbian: Afrički sivi detlić
Swedish: Afrikansk gråspett, Gråspett, gulbukig askspett
Swahili: Kigong'ota Kijivu
Turkish: Afrika gri ağaçkakanı
Ukrainian: Дятел сірошиїй
Chinese: 灰啄木, 灰啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰啄木

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