ground woodpecker
geocolaptes olivaceus latin

Together with the Campo Flicker and Ground Woodpecker, it is the only largely terrestrial woodpecker.

Ground Woodpecker - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

The Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) is one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world (the others are the Andean and Campo Flickers).

The woodpeckers and allies include honeyguides, African barbets, African Piculet, Ground Woodpecker, Dendropicos and Campethera.

As I switched to the backstroke for the preferable sky view, I could hear the skraak, skraak of a ground woodpecker, a burly, dry country species with an aversion for trees.

Birding: Species of interest include the Bearded Vulture, Alpine Swift, Lanner Falcon, Ground Woodpecker, Grey-winged Francolin, Malachite Sunbird, White-necked Raven, Rock Kestrel and Black Stork.

Open grasslands are home to the bald ibis, pitpits, larks, cisticolas, long-tailed shrikes, red bishops and finches, whilst the rockier parts of the reserve attract the mountain chat, Ground Woodpecker, the scarce Grey-winged and Red-winged Francolin and the Cape Rock Thrush.

The Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) is one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world (the others are the Andean and Campo Flickers).