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'''Alternative name: Uganda Spotted Woodpecker''' | '''Alternative name: Uganda Spotted Woodpecker''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Speckle-breasted woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Fink}}<br />Kibale Forest, Uganda, October 2017]] | + | [[Image:Speckle-breasted woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Fink|Fink}}<br />Kibale Forest, [[Uganda]], 7 October 2017]] |
;[[:Category:Dendropicos|Dendropicos]] poecilolaemus | ;[[:Category:Dendropicos|Dendropicos]] poecilolaemus | ||
| + | ''Chloropicus poecilolaemus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 15 cm (6 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Brown forehead and crown | ||
| + | *Red hindcrown and nape | ||
| + | *White ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and neck sides, with brown streaks | ||
| + | *Brown streaked [[Topography#Heads|malar]] stripe | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | From extreme | + | From extreme south-eastern [[Nigeria]] east to south-western [[South Sudan]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], northern [[Rwanda]], and western [[Kenya]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Some authorities place this species in ''Chloropicus''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forest edges and clearings and upland savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They forage on dead trees for beetle larvae, caterpillars and ants. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They excavate a hole in a tree for the nest. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: |
| + | {{GSearch|Woodpecker+poecilolaemus}} | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the common name: | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Speckle-breasted Woodpecker"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendropicos]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendropicos]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:27, 7 September 2022
Alternative name: Uganda Spotted Woodpecker
- Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Chloropicus poecilolaemus
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Male
- Brown forehead and crown
- Red hindcrown and nape
- White ear-coverts and neck sides, with brown streaks
- Brown streaked malar stripe
Distribution
From extreme south-eastern Nigeria east to south-western South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, northern Rwanda, and western Kenya
Taxonomy
Some authorities place this species in Chloropicus.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest edges and clearings and upland savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on dead trees for beetle larvae, caterpillars and ants.
Breeding
They excavate a hole in a tree for the nest.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery using the common name:
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