Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Spot-breasted Woodpecker
The Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula) 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 punctigula
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Colaptes punctigula ujhelyii
- Colaptes punctigula striatigularis
- Colaptes punctigula punctipectus
- Colaptes punctigula zuliae
- Colaptes punctigula punctigula
- Colaptes punctigula guttatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus punctigula
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne; based on Daubenton, pi. 613.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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