Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Piciformes · Picidae

About

The little green woodpecker, or green-backed woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is widely distributed in tropical Africa, living in forest edges, clearings, and forest-shrub mosaics. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

Fun Fact

It is widely distributed in tropical Africa, living in forest edges, clearings, and forest-shrub mosaics.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Habitat is edges of primary and secondary forests, clearings, and mosaics of forest and shrub, at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

Diet

Eats arboreal ants.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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