Antillean Piculet
Nesoctites micromegas(Sundevall, CJ, 1866)
English (US) Antillean Piculet
The Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas) 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
- Nesoctites micromegas
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Antillean Piculet
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1866)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nesoctites micromegas micromegas
- Nesoctites micromegas abbotti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picumnus micromegas
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1866)
- Type locality
- Brazil; error := Hispaniola.
- Original description
- Conspectum avium Picinarum p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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