Golden-tailed woodpecker
| Golden-tailed woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| male of the nominate race | |
| call note | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Campethera |
| Species: | C. abingoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Campethera abingoni (Smith, 1836) | |
| resident range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chrysoptilus abingoni | |
The golden-tailed woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Its specific name commemorates the 5th Earl of Abingdon. It belongs to a species complex that includes the Knysna woodpecker to the south of its range, and the mostly allopatric Mombasa woodpecker to the northeast, with which it perhaps hybridizes.