Olive-backed Woodpecker
Gecinulus rafflesii(Vigors, NA, 1830)
English (US) Olive-backed Woodpecker
The Olive-backed Woodpecker (Gecinulus rafflesii) 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 rafflesii
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Olive-backed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gecinulus rafflesii rafflesii
- Gecinulus rafflesii dulitensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Rafflesii
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1830)
- Type locality
- No locality = Sumatra.
- Original description
- Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (etc.) p.669
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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