Bay Woodpecker
Blythipicus pyrrhotis(Hodgson, BH, 1837)
English (US) Bay Woodpecker
The Bay Woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bay Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis pyrrhotis
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis sinensis
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis annamensis
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis hainanus
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis cameroni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Pyrrhotis
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 6, pt.1, no.62 p.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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