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Dendropicos
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Dendropicos

Dendropicos is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae. They are small woodpeckers that are native to the sub-Saharan woodlands and forests.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Cardinal Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos fuscescens

Olive Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos griseocephalus

African Grey Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos goertae

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos spodocephalus

Brown-backed Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos obsoletus

Melancholy Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos lugubris

Gabon Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos gabonensis

Elliot's Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos elliotii

Abyssinian Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos abyssinicus

Stierling's Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos stierlingi

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos poecilolaemus

Little Gray Woodpecker

speciesDendropicos elachus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1506248.