Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii(Cassin, J, 1863)
English (US) Elliot's Woodpecker
The Elliot's Woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii) 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
- Dendropicos elliotii
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Elliot's Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1863)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dendropicos elliotii johnstoni
- Dendropicos elliotii elliotii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Polipicus Elliotii
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1863)
- Type locality
- Muni River, Gaboon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15 p.197
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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