Abyssinian Woodpecker
Dendropicos abyssinicus
A small, short-tailed woodpecker of the Abyssinian highlands. Note the pure golden-green back and the white facial streaks that frame a dark cheek. Males have a red cap and females a dark one. Found in montane woodland and open forest. Within its small range, most similar to Cardinal Woodpecker, but separated by the slightly larger size, the dark cheek, and the brighter yellow back. Quiet and inconspicuous, but sometimes gives a high, rattling call.
识别特征
The Abyssinian woodpecker is a very small woodpecker with a relatively long and broad bill. It has a golden yellow back and mantle with a bright red rump and barred wings and barred tail, the underparts are pale and heavily streaked with black. The head is striped and the male is distinguished by having a red nape and crown. The brown stripe through the eye and the golden mantle separate this species from the related Cardinal Woodpecker. It measured 16 cm (6.3 in) in length and weighs 23–26 g (0.81–0.92 oz).
分类信息
- 学名
- Dendropicos abyssinicus
- 命名信息
- (Stanley, 1814)
- 目
- Piciformes
- 科
- Picidae
- 属
- Dendropicos
分布与栖息地
The Abyssinian woodpecker is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. It occurs north, up to central Eritrea and the Degua Tembien mountains in Ethiopia, and east to Harar in Ethiopia and the River Alata, a tributary of the Hanger River.<p>This species occurs in juniper woods and Hagenia forest, also in areas of Euphorbia, particularly between 1,600 and 3,000 m (5,200 and 9,800 ft) and occasionally higher. It has also been found in wooded savanna at lower altitudes.
- 迁徙
- Resident species
保护状况
The Abyssinian woodpecker has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable and is currently classed as Least Concern but it is thought to be decreasing in population and contracting its range due to continuing clearance of woodlands.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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A handsomely-marked medium-sized gray shorebird with a medium-length, straight bill. Similar to Wandering Tattler; note wider white eyebrows that meet on the forehead above the bill, shorter nasal groove (only visible at close range), and finer and paler barring on the underparts (present only in the breeding season) that do not usually extend to the undertail coverts. Breeds near water in taiga and tundra, and frequents reefs, mangroves, mudflats, and beaches on migration and during the non-breeding season. Most common call is a two-note “too-lee,” but also gives trills similar to those of Wandering, especially when alarmed.
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