The Mombasa Woodpecker lives in coastal forests of East Africa. It searches among trunks and leafy branches, feeding mainly on ants and their larvae.
It is about 22 cm long. The golden-green body has fine pale spots above and dark streaks below. Males have red on the forehead, crown, and nape.
It searches trunks and leafy branches for ants and their larvae. The account gives a December–February breeding period and says it nests in a tree hole.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.