Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Chloropicus xantholophus
Conservation Status
Data DeficientAves · Piciformes · Picidae
About
The yellow-crested woodpecker, also known as the golden-crowned woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Its typical habitat is wet tropical forest and 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.
Fun Fact
Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is dense primary or secondary rainforest, as well as drier forests, forest edges, and plantations of cocoa or coffee where there are some remaining large trees.
Diet
Feeds on insects in the middle and upper parts of the canopy, chiselling into wood to find beetle larvae, levering off bark, and sometimes sallying to catch flying insects.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance