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Abyssinian woodpecker

Dendropicos abyssinicus (Stanley, 1814)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 24.5 g to 24.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus)
Photo: Allan Drewitt · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the abyssinian woodpecker

Weight
24.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the abyssinian woodpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the abyssinian woodpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus), also known as the golden-backed woodpecker or the golden-mantled woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It appears to be a close relative of the cardinal woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens.

From the Wikipedia article “Abyssinian woodpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abyssinian_woodpecker&oldid=1314012381), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the abyssinian woodpecker endangered?

The abyssinian woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the abyssinian woodpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusDendropicos
  7. SpeciesDendropicos abyssinicus (Stanley, 1814)

Synonyms Chloropicus abyssinicus, Picus abyssinicus, Picus melanauchen

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • ABWOEnglish
  • picot d'EtiòpiaCatalan
  • datel jalovcovýCzech
  • cnocell fantell aurWelsh
  • Abessinsk SpætteDanish
  • Ethiopisk SpætteDanish
  • WacholderspechtGerman
  • abisenia pegoEsperanto
  • Pito abisinioSpanish
  • kadaka-väikerähnEstonian
  • etiopiantikkanenFinnish
  • Pic d'AbyssinieFrench
  • Pic d’AbyssinieFrench
  • etiopski djetlićCroatian
  • Picchio d'AbissiniaItalian
  • キタアフリカコゲラJapanese
  • abisininis savaninis genysLithuanian
  • Abessijnse SpechtDutch
  • gullkappespettNorwegian
  • dzięcioł abisyńskiPolish
  • pica-pau-abissínioPortuguese
  • pica-pau-da-abissíniaPortuguese
  • Абиссинский дятелRussian
  • Золотоспинный саванный дятелRussian
  • ďateľ jantárovýSlovak
  • Abisinski detlićSerbian
  • abessinspettSwedish
  • abessinsk hackspettSwedish
  • Habeş AğaçkakanıTurkish
  • дятел абісинськийUkrainian
  • 非洲金背啄木鳥Chinese
  • 衣索比亞金背啄木Chinese
  • 非洲金背啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the abyssinian woodpecker

Other species in the same genus Dendropicos.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the abyssinian woodpecker?

An adult abyssinian woodpecker weighs 24.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the abyssinian woodpecker endangered?

The abyssinian woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the abyssinian woodpecker?

The abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-woodpecker

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BibTeX
@misc{abyssinian_woodpecker_2026,
  title = {Abyssinian woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-woodpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}