Campethera punctata; Print; Campethera is a genus of bird in the family Picidae; or woodpeckers; that are native to sub-Saharan Africa. Most species are native to woodland and savanna rather than deep forest; and multiple species exhibit either arboreal or terrestrial foraging strategies. Its nearest relative is the monotypic genus Geocolaptes of southern Africa; which employs terrestrial foraging and breeding strategies. They are however not close relatives of similar-looking woodpeckers in the "Dendropicos clade".; 1796-1808