Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canusGmelin, JF, 1788
English (US) Gray-headed Woodpecker
UK name: Grey-headed Woodpecker
The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) 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 canus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Woodpecker
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Picus canus canus
- Picus canus jessoensis
- Picus canus kogo
- Picus canus guerini
- Picus canus sobrinus
- Picus canus tancolo
- Picus canus sordidior
- Picus canus sanguiniceps
- Picus canus hessei
- Picus canus robinsoni
- Picus canus dedemi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
- Type locality
- Norway, Russia, Siberia and Switzerland ; restricted type locality, Norway ex Brisson.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.434
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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