Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Cardinal Woodpecker
The Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) 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 fuscescens
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Dendropicos fuscescens lafresnayi
- Dendropicos fuscescens sharpii
- Dendropicos fuscescens lepidus
- Dendropicos fuscescens hemprichii
- Dendropicos fuscescens massaicus
- Dendropicos fuscescens loandae
- Dendropicos fuscescens hartlaubii
- Dendropicos fuscescens intermedius
- Dendropicos fuscescens fuscescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus fuscescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- South Africa, based on Levaillant, pi. 253 ; Grootvaders Bosch [Swellendam dist.. Cape Province], selected as type locality by Roberts, 1924, p. 83.
- 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.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Melancholy Woodpecker
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Little Grey Woodpecker
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Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
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Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
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Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
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Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos analis
Okinawa Woodpecker
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White-backed Woodpecker
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