This is a small to medium-sized woodpecker native to Africa. It is mostly grey in color with a black and white barred back, a red patch on the nape of its neck, and a yellowish-white belly. Its bill is long and pointed, and its tail
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The African grey woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa. It is a species associated with forest and bush which nests in a tree hole, often in an oil palm, laying two to four eggs. It is a common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".