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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestCavity nestSmall · 51 g

When to see the Fine-banded Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Fine-banded Woodpecker
Regular range
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Fine-banded Woodpecker
The fine-banded woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
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Easily confused with
Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassicaThe Mombasa woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera maculosaThe little green woodpecker is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs about 54 g (1.9 oz).
Speckle-throated WoodpeckerCampethera scriptoricaudaIt is greenish above with yellowish barring (giving a slightly yellower appearance than the similar Nubian woodpecker) and pale yellowish below with black speckles.
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