Powerful Woodpecker
Campephilus pollens(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1845)
English (US) Powerful Woodpecker
The Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) 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
- Campephilus pollens
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Powerful Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Campephilus pollens pollens
- Campephilus pollens peruvianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus pollens
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1845)
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- Atti della Sesta Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani tenuta in Milano nel settembre del 1844 6 p.406
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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