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Campethera nivosa

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Campethera nivosa summary

The brown-spotted Woodpecker is known as Campethera nivosa and Buff-spotted woodpecker。

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




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Campethera nivosa Life habits and morphological characteristics

The mouth is as stiff as a chisel; The tongue is long and telescopic, with short hooks at the tip; Feet slightly shorter, 4-toed, 2 toes forward, 2 toes backward; The tail is flat or wedge-shaped, and the tail feathers are mostly 12, and the feathers are hard and elastic, supporting the body when pecking.

Campethera nivosa Distribution range and habitat

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