Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Hans Winkler and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 30, 2018
Text last updated January 30, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot galtadaurat |
| Czech | datel zlatolící |
| Dutch | Goudwangspecht |
| English | Golden-cheeked Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Golden-cheeked Woodpecker |
| Finnish | mustakulmatikka |
| French | Pic élégant |
| French (France) | Pic élégant |
| German | Goldwangenspecht |
| Japanese | メガネシマセゲラ |
| Norwegian | gullkinnspett |
| Polish | dzięciur złotolicy |
| Russian | Златощёкий дятел |
| Serbian | Zlatoliki detlić |
| Slovak | tesárik zlatolíci |
| Spanish | Carpintero Cariamarillo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carpintero Enmascarado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero cariamarillo |
| Swedish | gulkindad hackspett |
| Turkish | Altın Yanaklı Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Гіла мексиканська |
Melanerpes chrysogenys (Vigors, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Picus chrysogenys
Vigors, 1839. The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage, p.24.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality, but either Mazatlan Sinaloa or San Bias or Tepic, Nayarit.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELANERPES
- chrysogenus / chrysogenys
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 Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
