| Kingdom Animalia Genus Dendropicos Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Picidae Scientific name Dendropicos lugubris Higher classification Dendropicos Order Piciformes | |
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| Similar Speckle‑breasted woodpecker, Stierling's woodpecker, Eastern grey woodpecker, Chocó woodpecker, Black‑dotted piculet | ||
The melancholy woodpecker (Dendropicos lugubris) is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone east to Nigeria. It is often considered to be a subspecies of Gabon woodpecker, Dendropicos gabonensis, but here it is treated as a separate species following the Handbook of the Birds of the World.
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