Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Golden-tailed Woodpecker
The Golden-tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) 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
- Campethera abingoni
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Campethera abingoni chrysura
- Campethera abingoni kavirondensis
- Campethera abingoni suahelica
- Campethera abingoni abingoni
- Campethera abingoni anderssoni
- Campethera abingoni constricta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysoptilus Abingoni
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- Port Natal, i.e. Durban, Natal.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.53
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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