Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris(Wagler, JG, 1829)
English (US) Ladder-backed Woodpecker
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) 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 scalaris
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Dryobates scalaris cactophilus
- Dryobates scalaris eremicus
- Dryobates scalaris lucasanus
- Dryobates scalaris soulei
- Dryobates scalaris graysoni
- Dryobates scalaris sinaloensis
- Dryobates scalaris scalaris
- Dryobates scalaris parvus
- Dryobates scalaris leucoptilurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus scalaris
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
- Type locality
- Mexico, restricted to central Veracruz by Oberholser, antea 1911, p. 142.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 22 col.511
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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