It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.
The Mesopicos elliotii is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Mesopicos elliotii is a chordate, or more specifically a bird, in the Picidae family. Mesopicos elliotii is commonly known (its common name) as the Elliot's Woodpecker in English. Mesopicos elliotii is classified as least concern by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. More