Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

The golden-tailed woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Its specific name commemorates the 5th Earl of Abingdon. It belongs to a species complex that includes the Knysna woodpecker to the south of its range, and the mostly allopatric Mombasa woodpecker to the northeast, with which it perhaps hybridizes.

Scientific name
Campethera abingoni
Family
Woodpeckers
IUCN status
LC