Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis(Temminck, CJ, 1825)
English (US) Rufous Piculet
The Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis) 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
- Sasia abnormis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Piculet
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sasia abnormis abnormis
- Sasia abnormis magnirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picumnus abnormis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1825)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.62, vol.4 pl.371 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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