Black-necked Woodpecker
Colaptes atricollis(Malherbe, A, 1850)
English (US) Black-necked Woodpecker
The Black-necked Woodpecker (Colaptes atricollis) 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
- Colaptes atricollis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-necked Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Malherbe, A, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Colaptes atricollis atricollis
- Colaptes atricollis peruvianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysopicos atricollis
- Described by
- (Malherbe, A, 1850)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 2 p.156
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Green-barred Woodpecker
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Bermuda Flicker
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