Fire-bellied Woodpecker (Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
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Fire-bellied Woodpecker

Chloropicus pyrrhogaster (Malherbe, 1845)

68 gWeight

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone

Fire-bellied Woodpecker has been recorded at 33 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kakum NP – CanopyGhana258 records
  2. Kakum National ParkGhana166 records
  3. Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana163 records
More places
  1. Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana149 records
  2. Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana142 records
  3. Nsuta ForestGhana109 records
  4. Ankasa NPGhana86 records
  5. Antwikwaa – forest edge & farm scrubGhana75 records
  6. Ebekawopa (Abrafo) Forest ReserveGhana66 records
  7. Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana58 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GhanaCôte d’IvoireSierra LeoneTogoNigeriaLiberiaBenin

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Fire-bellied Woodpecker?

The Fire-bellied Woodpecker weighs around 68 g.

Where does the Fire-bellied Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Guinea to western Cameroon. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone.

When is the best time to see the Fire-bellied Woodpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Fire-bellied Woodpecker eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Fire-bellied Woodpecker in?

It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
68 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
113 mm
Tail
69 mm
Bill
29 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Guinea to western Cameroon

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Chloropicus

Other birds in the genus Chloropicus

Fire-bellied Woodpecker

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