Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 1 professional guide specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes. Best destinations: France.
- Scientific name
- Picoides tridactylus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Expert guides
- 1
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Recognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Picoides tridactylus tridactylus
- Picoides tridactylus alpinus
- Picoides tridactylus crissoleucus
- Picoides tridactylus albidior
- Picoides tridactylus tianschanicus
- Picoides tridactylus kurodai
- Picoides tridactylus inouyei
- Picoides tridactylus funebris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus tridactylus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Sweden, Alps of Lapland and Dalekarlia, and Hudson Bay = Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.114
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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