Darjeeling Woodpecker
Dendrocopos darjellensis(Blyth, E, 1845)
English (US) Darjeeling Woodpecker
The Darjeeling Woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis) 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
- Dendrocopos darjellensis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Darjeeling Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocopos darjellensis darjellensis
- Dendrocopos darjellensis desmursi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus (Dendrocopus) darjellensis
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1845)
- Type locality
- Darjeeling and Nepal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14, pt.1, no.159 p.196
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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