Black-headed Woodpecker
Picus erythropygius(Elliot, DG, 1865)
English (US) Black-headed Woodpecker
The Black-headed Woodpecker (Picus erythropygius) 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 erythropygius
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1865)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Picus erythropygius nigrigenis
- Picus erythropygius erythropygius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Gecinus erythropygius
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1865)
- Type locality
- Cochinchina.
- Original description
- Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin 1, fasc.4 p.76 pl.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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