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Little Woodpecker

Veniliornis passerinus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)

English (US) Little Woodpecker

The Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) 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
Veniliornis passerinus
Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Order
Piciformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Little Woodpecker
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Picus passerinus
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Type locality
Dominica, error := Cayenne, by designation of Berlepsch and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 9, 1902, p. 93.
Original description
Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.174

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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