Brown-backed Woodpecker
Dendropicos obsoletus(Wagler, JG, 1829)
English (US) Brown-backed Woodpecker
The Brown-backed Woodpecker (Dendropicos obsoletus) 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 obsoletus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Dendropicos obsoletus obsoletus
- Dendropicos obsoletus heuglini
- Dendropicos obsoletus ingens
- Dendropicos obsoletus crateri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus obsoletus
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
- Type locality
- Senegambia.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 22 col.510
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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