Species Information
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480. Ground Woodpecker
(Ground woodpecker ) (Geocolaptes olivaceus prometheus)
Uncommon breeding resident in the highveld.
Eswatini Red Data Status: Near Threatened
Southern African Red Data Status: Not listed
International Red Data Status: Not listed
Malolotja
Malolotja Information:
Common resident of the high granite outcrops, up to five birds recorded in a group.
Highveld grassland
Rocky hillsides with scattered trees
Malolotja information from the Bird Checklist for Malolotja (printed in the late 1980's, sponsored by the Natural History Society of Eswatini), supplemented with information from Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, 1985.
Checklist, comments and distribution information from the Eswatini Bird Atlas by Vincent Parker, digital data provided by the Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town (http://www.aviandemographyunit.org). SiSwati names from SNTC and Big Game Parks.
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