Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Brown-backed Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Dendrocopos obsoletus, Brown-backed Woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and family: Order Piliformes, Family Piliidae, Genus *Grey Woodpecker*
Vital signs data
- Body length: 19-23 cm
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The brown-backed woodpecker is found in south-central Africa, including the southern Arabian Peninsula and the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (Tropic of Cancer).
Appearance
It measures approximately 19–23 cm in length. It has a wide distribution, found in open woodlands, farms, and orchards.
Detailed introduction
The brown-backed woodpecker, scientifically known as *Dendrocopos obsoletus*, has unknown habits.
Woodpeckers feed on the sap of certain trees during specific seasons. In spring, male woodpeckers, each occupying their territory, call loudly and often peck at hollow tree trunks, occasionally striking metal to amplify the noise. During other seasons, woodpeckers are generally silent. Woodpeckers are mostly non-social, often living alone or in pairs.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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