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African Gray Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
grywoo1, AGWO, GRWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesDendropicos goertae
Codesgrywoo1, AGWO, GRWO
Identification

The African Gray Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) is a member of the Woodpeckers family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grywoo1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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African Gray Woodpecker photo
(c) Thom Haslam, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Dendropicos goertae

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: grywoo1