Pale-headed Woodpecker
Gecinulus grantia(Horsfield, T, 1840)
English (US) Pale-headed Woodpecker
The Pale-headed Woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia) 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
- Gecinulus grantia
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Gecinulus grantia grantia
- Gecinulus grantia viridanus
- Gecinulus grantia indochinensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus (Chrysonotus) Grantia
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1840)
- Type locality
- Assam.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.7, no.82 p.165
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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