Fire-bellied woodpecker
| Fire-bellied woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Chloropicus |
| Species: | C. pyrrhogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloropicus pyrrhogaster (Malherbe, 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thripias pyrrhogaster | |
The fire-bellied woodpecker (Chloropicus pyrrhogaster) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and western Cameroon. A common species, the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos.