Little Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos elachus Oberholser, 1919

18 gWeight

The little grey woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus), also known as the Sahelian woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Most records: Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Little Grey Woodpecker has been recorded at 8 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Waza NPCameroon3 records
Richard Toll – zone aéroportSenegal3 records
Zakouma NPChad2 records

More places

Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria2 records
PN des Oiseaux du DjoudjSenegal2 records
W National ParkNiger1 record
PN Langue de Barbarie – ZebrabarSenegal1 record
PN du Djoudj – Station biologique et environsSenegal1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Senegal Cameroon Nigeria Chad Niger

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

About

The little grey woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus), also known as the Sahelian woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan. This species is described as somewhat rare, but it has a very large range and the population appears to be steady, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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Questions

How big is the Little Grey Woodpecker?

The Little Grey Woodpecker weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Little Grey Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Mauritania and northern Senegal; Mali to western Sudan. It is most often recorded in Senegal, Cameroon and Nigeria.