White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus(Cassin, J, 1850)
English (US) White-headed Woodpecker
The White-headed Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus) 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
- Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Leuconotopicus albolarvatus albolarvatus
- Leuconotopicus albolarvatus gravirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Leuconerpes albolarvatus
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1850)
- Type locality
- Oregon Canyon, Eldorado Co., California.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5 p.106
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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