Ashy Woodpecker
Mulleripicus fulvus(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
English (US) Ashy Woodpecker
The Ashy Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus) 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
- Mulleripicus fulvus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mulleripicus fulvus fulvus
- Mulleripicus fulvus wallacei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus fulvus
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Celebes.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.228
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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