White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 4, 2015
Text last updated October 4, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot blanc |
| Czech | datel běloprsý |
| Dutch | Witte Specht |
| English | White Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | White Woodpecker |
| French | Pic dominicain |
| French (France) | Pic dominicain |
| German | Weißspecht |
| Japanese | シロキツツキ |
| Norwegian | hvitspett |
| Polish | dzięciur biały |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pica-pau-branco |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-pau-branco |
| Russian | Белый дятел |
| Serbian | Beli detlić |
| Slovak | tesárik biely |
| Spanish | Carpintero Blanco |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Carpintero Blanco |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Carpintero blanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Carpintero Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero blanco |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Carpintero Blanco |
| Swedish | vitspett |
| Turkish | Ak Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Гіла біла |
Melanerpes candidus (Otto, 1796)
PROTONYM:
Picus candidus
Otto, 1796. Herrn von Buffon's Naturgeschichte der Vögel. Aus dem französischen übersetzt, mit Anmerkungen, Zusätzen, und vielen Kupfern vermehrt 23, p.191.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne; not known to occur at present.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELANERPES
- candidum / candidus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White Woodpecker
