Ground Woodpecker
Geocolaptes olivaceus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Ground Woodpecker
The Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) 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.
Range: South Africa and LesothoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ground Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus olivaceus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.431
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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