Dendropicos xantholophus

IUCN

Alias：Dendropicos xantholophus，Chloropicus xantholophus，Golden-crowned Woodpecker，Yellow-crested woodpecker

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Dendropicos xantholophus
Aliases：Dendropicos xantholophus，Chloropicus xantholophus，Golden-crowned Woodpecker，Yellow-crested woodpecker
Outline：Climbing birds
Family：

Vital signs

length：No textual research information is available
Weight：No textual research information is available
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

Details

Golden-crowned woodpecker, Yellow-crested woodpecker, Chloropicus xantholophus and golden-crowned Woodpecker. It mainly eats longiceps, through-wing moths, gidding insects and other pests hidden inside the trunk, and its specific habits are unknown.

bd6492fbaf51f3ded46e147d9feef01f3b2979ba_九雷图片转换器.jpg

f0d063f531adcbef34fcd31fa7af2edda2cc9f56_九雷图片转换器.jpg

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2009 Bird Red List.

Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!

Location

The golden-crowned woodpecker is found in central and southern Africa, including the southern Arabian Peninsula and the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (the Tropic of Cancer).

Form

The head is also large, but the neck is longer, the mouth is strong and straight, in the shape of a chisel, the tongue is long and telescopic, and the tip has a short hook; Feet slightly shorter, with 3 or 4 digits; The tail is flat-tailed or wedge-shaped, and the feathers are hard and elastic, supporting the body when pecking.