White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) White-naped Woodpecker
The White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) 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
- Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-naped Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chrysocolaptes festivus festivus
- Chrysocolaptes festivus tantus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus festivus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Goa, ex Daubenton, pi. 696.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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