Bearded woodpecker
| Bearded woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| Female at Maasai Mara, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Chloropicus |
| Species: | C. namaquus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloropicus namaquus (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Thripias namaquus | |
The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fairly common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos.