Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) 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 minor
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Dryobates minor comminutus
- Dryobates minor minor
- Dryobates minor kamtschatkensis
- Dryobates minor immaculatus
- Dryobates minor amurensis
- Dryobates minor hortorum
- Dryobates minor buturlini
- Dryobates minor danfordi
- Dryobates minor colchicus
- Dryobates minor quadrifasciatus
- Dryobates minor hyrcanus
- Dryobates minor morgani
- Dryobates minor ledouci
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus minor
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe, = Sweden ex cit. fr, Fn. Svec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.114
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-winged Woodpecker
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Sind Woodpecker
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Syrian Woodpecker
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Crimson-naped Woodpecker
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Necklaced Woodpecker
Dryobates pernyii
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
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