Japanese Green Woodpecker
Picus awokeraTemminck, CJ, 1836
English (US) Japanese Green Woodpecker
The Japanese Green Woodpecker (Picus awokera) 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
- Picus awokera
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Japanese Green Woodpecker
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Picus awokera awokera
- Picus awokera horii
- Picus awokera takatsukasae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
- Type locality
- Japan, i.e. Honshu.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.99, vol.4 pl.585
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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