Mesopicos griseocephalus

The Olive Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Mesopicos griseocephalus is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Mesopicos griseocephalus, Black Saw-wing Swallow Psalidoprocne pristoptera, Sombre Bulbul, Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis, Bleating Bush Warbler Camaroptera brachyura, Southern Boubou, Dusky Flycatcher, Eastern Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus and African Paradise Flycatcher. At night, the bubbling call of the Wood Owl Strix woodfordii is not uncommon and keep an ear open for the phantom-like foghorn hooting of the diminutive Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothura elegans, one of Africa's hardest forest birds to see. More