Syrian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos syriacus(Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1833)
English (US) Syrian Woodpecker
The Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) 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 syriacus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Syrian Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocopos syriacus syriacus
- Dendrocopos syriacus transcaucasicus
- Dendrocopos syriacus milleri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus syriacus
- Described by
- (Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG, 1833)
- Type locality
- Mt. Lebanon.
- Original description
- Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongolam Syrian Arabiam et Habessianiam publico institutis (etc.) sig.r p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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