White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos(Bechstein, JM, 1802)
English (US) White-backed Woodpecker
The White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) 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 leucotos
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1802)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocopos leucotos tangi
- Dendrocopos leucotos fohkiensis
- Dendrocopos leucotos insularis
- Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi
- Dendrocopos leucotos subcirris
- Dendrocopos leucotos stejnegeri
- Dendrocopos leucotos namiyei
- Dendrocopos leucotos takahashii
- Dendrocopos leucotos quelpartensis
- Dendrocopos leucotos owstoni
- Dendrocopos leucotos leucotos
- Dendrocopos leucotos uralensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus leucotos
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1802)
- Type locality
- Silesia.
- Original description
- Ornithologisches Taschenbuch von und für Deutschland (etc.) 1 p.66,pl.,fig
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
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Okinawa Woodpecker
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Darjeeling Woodpecker
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White-winged Woodpecker
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Himalayan Woodpecker
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Sind Woodpecker
Dendrocopos assimilis
Syrian Woodpecker
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