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Yellow crested woodpecker

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Picidae

Scientific name
  
Dendropicos xantholophus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Genus
  
Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Speckle‑breasted woodpecker, Stierling's woodpecker, Melancholy woodpecker, Mombasa woodpecker, Eastern grey woodpecker

The yellow-crested woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus), also known as the golden-crowned woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos.

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

References

Yellow-crested woodpecker Wikipedia


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