Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Little Grey Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Dendropicos elachus, Little gray woodpecker, Sahelian woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and family: Order Piliformes, Family Piliidae, Genus *Grey Woodpecker*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The little grey 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
The male has a brownish-white forehead, white lores, eyebrows, cheeks, and ear coverts, a black crown with a blue sheen, a bright red patch on the nape, and a narrow black band across the back of the nape. The nape and sides are white, forming a white collar. The shoulders are white, the back is glossy black, and the rump is dark brown with white tips. The wings are black with white edges, and the inner webs of the flight feathers have square or nearly square white patches. The inner median and greater wing coverts are white, forming a large, nearly circular white patch on the inner wing. The central tail feathers are dark brown, while the outer tail feathers are white with black bars. The broad, black malar stripe branches backward, with the upper branch extending to the back of the head and the other branch extending downward to the side of the breast.
Detailed introduction
The Little Grey Woodpecker, scientifically known as Dendropicos elachus, is also called Little Grey Woodpecker or Sahelian Woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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