Mombasa Woodpecker

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Mombasa Woodpecker
Mombasa woodpecker, female

Mombasa woodpecker, female

Systematics
Order : Woodpecker birds (Piciformes)
Family : Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Subfamily : Real woodpeckers (Picinae)
Genre : Spotted Woodpecker ( Campethera )
Type : Mombasa Woodpecker
Scientific name
Campethera mombassica
( Fischer & Reichenow , 1884)
Mombasa woodpecker, male

The Mombasaspecht ( Campethera mombassica ) is a species of bird from the family of the woodpeckers (Picidae). The relatively small distribution area of ​​the species covers an area near the coast in central East Africa from southern Somalia to northeast Tanzania . The Mombasaspecht inhabits coastal forests and woodland.

The species is considered to be rare to rarely. The population is apparently stable, the Mombasaspecht is therefore classified by the IUCN as safe ("least concern").

description

Mombasa woodpeckers are small woodpeckers with a medium-long beak that is wide at the base. The ridge of the beak is slightly curved downwards. The body length is about 22 cm, the weight 50-71 g; they are as big as a middle woodpecker . The species shows a clear sexual dimorphism in terms of coloration .

In males, the entire upper side including the upper wing-coverts and the upper-tail-coverts is golden-green with fine yellowish white spots and shank lines. The wings are brown with light spots, some of which merge into bands. The control feathers are gold-green to olive-brown on top with indistinct bands on the outer feathers. The basic color of the underside of the trunk is white or beige-white, the chest and flanks have a yellowish tone. For this reason, the underside of the fuselage is quite broad and blackish dashed, the dashes become narrower on the belly and flanks. The wings are brown on the underside as well as on the upper side with light speckles or bands, the under wing-coverts are lighter. The under tail is brownish with a washed-out shade of yellow.

The fletching of the forehead and top of the head is olive green with red tips, the back of the head is solid red. The rein area is beige, the sides of the head and neck are dashed black on a whitish background. The short over-eye stripe is white, the also short beard stripe is dashed in black on a red background. Chin and throat are whitish, some individuals show some dark spots or lines there.

The beak is slate gray, the lower beak shows a clear shade of green, especially on the half near the base. Legs and toes are greenish to olive or olive gray. The iris is dark reddish.

In the female, the red color is limited to the back of the head. The forehead and feathers on the top of the head are finely spotted yellowish beige on a dark olive-green background, the beard is olive-gray with black and white dashes and spots.

Vocalizations

The most frequent call is an ascending series of 2 to 12 wailing sounds like "jaooaak-jaaaaak ..." , which ends with a short "yuk" . In addition, a scratchy "drrrrdddt" is known from close partners . Apparently the species does not drum.

Systematics

The intraspecies variability is low and no subspecies are recognized. The Mombasa woodpecker has long been considered a subspecies of the golden-tailed woodpecker , according to Winkler et al. it forms a super-species with the golden- tailed woodpecker ( C. albingoni ) and the knysnaspecht ( C. notata ).

distribution and habitat

The relatively small distribution area of ​​the species includes a coastal area in central East Africa from southern Somalia through coastal Kenya to northeastern Tanzania . Inland, the Mombasaspecht occurs in the Arabuko Sokoke Forest , in the western Usambara Mountains and on eastern Kilimanjaro . The size of the total distribution area is not known.

The Mombasaspecht inhabits coastal forests and woodland.

Way of life

The way of life of the Mombasa woodpecker apparently corresponds largely to that of the golden-tailed woodpecker .

Existence and endangerment

Information on the size of the world population is not available. The species is considered to be rare to rarely. The population is apparently stable, the Mombasaspecht is therefore classified by the IUCN as safe ("least concern").

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Winkler, David A. Christie and David Nurney: Woodpeckers. A Guide to the Woodpeckers, Piculets, and Wrynecks of the World. Pica Press, Robertsbridge 1995: p. 231
  2. ^ The Mombasaspecht at BirdLife International (online, accessed April 28, 2011)
  3. ↑ Hans Winkler, David A. Christie and David Nurney: Woodpeckers. A Guide to the Woodpeckers, Piculets, and Wrynecks of the World. Pica Press, Robertsbridge 1995: p. 232

literature

  • Hans Winkler , David A. Christie and David Nurney: Woodpeckers. A Guide to the Woodpeckers, Piculets, and Wrynecks of the World. Pica Press, Robertsbridge 1995: pp. 72-73 and 231-232. ISBN 0-395-72043-5

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