African Gray Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)

About African Gray Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)

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

The African grey woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa. It is a species associated with forest and bush which nests in a tree hole, often in an oil palm, laying two to four eggs. It is a common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Source: Wikipedia