Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Campethera punctuligera(Wagler, JG, 1827)
English (US) Fine-spotted Woodpecker
The Fine-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera punctuligera) 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 punctuligera
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Campethera punctuligera punctuligera
- Campethera punctuligera balia
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus punctuligerus
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
- Type locality
- Senegambia.
- Original description
- Systema Avium pt.1 p.27, sp.36
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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