Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus(Temminck, CJ, 1826)
English (US) Great Slaty Woodpecker
The Great Slaty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) 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 pulverulentus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Mulleripicus pulverulentus mohun
- Mulleripicus pulverulentus harterti
- Mulleripicus pulverulentus pulverulentus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus pulverulentus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- Java and Sumatra.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.66, vol.4 pl.389
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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