Crimson-naped Woodpecker
Dryobates cathpharius(Blyth, E, 1843)
English (US) Crimson-naped Woodpecker
The Crimson-naped Woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius) 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
- Dryobates cathpharius
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Dryobates cathpharius cathpharius
- Dryobates cathpharius ludlowi
- Dryobates cathpharius pyrrhothorax
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus (Dendrocopus) cathpharius
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
- Type locality
- Darjeeling.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12, pt.2, no.143 p.1006
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Syrian Woodpecker
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Nuttall's Woodpecker
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
Hairy Woodpecker
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