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Golden-crowned Woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus)

Golden-crowned Woodpecker (Dendropicos xantholophus)
Golden-crowned Woodpecker (Dendropicos xantholophus)

About Golden-crowned Woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
  • Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers

The yellow-crested woodpecker, also known as the golden-crowned woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Its typical habitat is wet tropical forest and it is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2017-01-07

    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
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  • 2017-01-12

    Semuliki National Park, Uganda