Mountain Gray Woodpecker

The mountain gray, formerly called eastern gray, woodpecker is a northeast African endemic, differing from the western grey woodpecker (D. goertae) by having a large red belly patch and a bright yellow mantle which are visible in most of these images. The mating pair and the right upper male are courtesy of Valéry Schollaert. The 2nd row photo (Oldonyo Sambu) is courtesy of Frank Priscus Shirima. These photos were taken in Migunga and Tarangire. Click the photo above to see 7 enlargements.

	Mountain Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
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