Buff-spotted Woodpecker
Pardipicus nivosus(Swainson, WJ, 1837)
English (US) Buff-spotted Woodpecker
The Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Pardipicus nivosus) 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
- Pardipicus nivosus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pardipicus nivosus nivosus
- Pardipicus nivosus poensis
- Pardipicus nivosus herberti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dendromus nivosus
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1837)
- Type locality
- West Africa.
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2 p.162
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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