Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Dendrocopos hyperythrus(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
The Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) 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 hyperythrus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocopos hyperythrus marshalli
- Dendrocopos hyperythrus hyperythrus
- Dendrocopos hyperythrus subrufinus
- Dendrocopos hyperythrus annamensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus hyperythrus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Himalayas, restricted to the eastern Himalayas by Hartert, 1912.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.2 p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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