Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Rufous Woodpecker
The Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) 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
- Micropternus brachyurus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Micropternus brachyurus jerdonii
- Micropternus brachyurus humei
- Micropternus brachyurus phaioceps
- Micropternus brachyurus annamensis
- Micropternus brachyurus fokiensis
- Micropternus brachyurus holroydi
- Micropternus brachyurus williamsoni
- Micropternus brachyurus badius
- Micropternus brachyurus brachyurus
- Micropternus brachyurus badiosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus brachyurus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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