Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Les W. Gyug, R. C. Dobbs, Thomas E. Martin, and Courtney J. Conway
Version: 2.0 — Published January 27, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot de Williamson |
| Czech | datel červenobradý |
| Dutch | Bergsapspecht |
| English | Williamson's Sapsucker |
| English (United States) | Williamson's Sapsucker |
| French | Pic de Williamson |
| French (France) | Pic de Williamson |
| German | Kiefernsaftlecker |
| Icelandic | Skjaldarspæta |
| Japanese | ズグロシルスイキツツキ |
| Norwegian | furusevjespett |
| Polish | oskomik ciemnogłowy |
| Russian | Сосновый дятел-сокоед |
| Slovak | miazgojed čiernoprsý |
| Spanish | Chupasavia Oscuro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carpintero Elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chupasavia oscuro |
| Swedish | svartryggig savspett |
| Turkish | Williamson Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | Дятел-смоктун сосновий |
Revision Notes
Les W. Gyug revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure section. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map.
Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin, 1852)
PROTONYM:
Picus thyroideus
Cassin, 1852. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5(1851), p.349.
TYPE LOCALITY:
California, type from Georgetown, twelve miles from Sutter's Mill, Eldorado Co.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPHYRAPICUS
- thyroideus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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