Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Eric L. Walters, Edward H. Miller, and Peter E. Lowther
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 17, 2014
Text last updated August 17, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot pit-roig |
| Czech | datel červenoprsý |
| Dutch | Roodborstsapspecht |
| English | Red-breasted Sapsucker |
| English (United States) | Red-breasted Sapsucker |
| French | Pic à poitrine rouge |
| French (France) | Pic à poitrine rouge |
| German | Feuerkopf-Saftlecker |
| Icelandic | Brjóstspæta |
| Japanese | ムネアカシルスイキツツキ |
| Norwegian | rødbrystsevjespett |
| Polish | oskomik czerwonogłowy |
| Russian | Красногрудый дятел-сокоед |
| Serbian | Crvenogrudi američki detlić |
| Slovak | miazgojed červenohlavý |
| Spanish | Chupasavia Pechirrojo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carpintero Pecho Rojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chupasavia pechirrojo |
| Swedish | rödhuvad savspett |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Göğüslü Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Дятел-смоктун червоноголовий |
Sphyrapicus ruber (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Picus ruber
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.429.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne; error == Nootka Sound, British Columbia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPHYRAPICUS
- ruber
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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)
Originally Appeared in
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- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Red-breasted Sapsucker.
