Mombasa woodpecker

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Mombasa woodpecker
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Campethera
Species:
C. mombassica
Binomial name
Campethera mombassica
(Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

The Mombasa woodpecker (Campethera mombassica) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Campethera mombassica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22680906A130036827. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680906A130036827.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.