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Smoky-brown Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus fumigatus(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1840)

English (US) Smoky-brown Woodpecker

The Smoky-brown Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus fumigatus) 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 fumigatus
Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Order
Piciformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Described by
(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1840)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Picus fumigatus
Described by
(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1840)
Type locality
Province of Corrientes, Argentina in lat. 28° S., and Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Province of Chiquitos in Bolivia Yungas, Bolivia.
Original description
Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la République Orientale de l'Uruguay, la République Argentine, la Patagonie, la République du Chili, la République de Bolivia, la République du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833 4 livr.51 pl.65 fig.1 1847 livr.89 p.380

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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