Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Hairy Woodpecker
The Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) 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 villosus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 17 subspecies for this species.
- Leuconotopicus villosus septentrionalis
- Leuconotopicus villosus picoideus
- Leuconotopicus villosus harrisi
- Leuconotopicus villosus terraenovae
- Leuconotopicus villosus villosus
- Leuconotopicus villosus orius
- Leuconotopicus villosus monticola
- Leuconotopicus villosus leucothorectis
- Leuconotopicus villosus audubonii
- Leuconotopicus villosus hyloscopus
- Leuconotopicus villosus icastus
- Leuconotopicus villosus intermedius
- Leuconotopicus villosus jardinii
- Leuconotopicus villosus sanctorum
- Leuconotopicus villosus extimus
- Leuconotopicus villosus piger
- Leuconotopicus villosus maynardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus villosus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- North America = Raccoon, New Jersey.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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