Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus(Cabanis, JL, 1862)
English (US) Red-crowned Woodpecker
The Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) 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
- Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melanerpes rubricapillus rubricapillus
- Melanerpes rubricapillus subfusculus
- Melanerpes rubricapillus seductus
- Melanerpes rubricapillus paraguanae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Centurus rubricapillus
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1862)
- Type locality
- Barranquilla, Colombia.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 10, no.59 p.328
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-backed Woodpecker
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