Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei) 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 macei
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocopos macei westermani
- Dendrocopos macei macei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Macei
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.80
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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