Knysna Woodpecker
Campethera notata(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Knysna Woodpecker
The Knysna Woodpecker (Campethera notata) 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.
Range: coastal southern South Africa (Western Cape eastward to far southern KwaZulu-Natal)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Campethera notata
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Knysna Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus notatus
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- 'Terra Caffrorum'.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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