Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (3)
Holly H. Edwards and Gary D. Schnell
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot del Gila |
| Czech | datel gilský |
| Dutch | Gilaspecht |
| English | Gila Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Gila Woodpecker |
| French | Pic des saguaros |
| French (France) | Pic des saguaros |
| German | Gilaspecht |
| Icelandic | Kaktusspæta |
| Japanese | サバクシマセゲラ |
| Norwegian | kaktusspett |
| Polish | dzięciur kaktusowy |
| Russian | Кактусовый дятел |
| Serbian | Gila detlić |
| Slovak | tesárik kaktusový |
| Spanish | Carpintero de Gila |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carpintero del Desierto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero de Gila |
| Swedish | kaktusspett |
| Turkish | Gila Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | Гіла каліфорнійська |
Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird, 1854)
PROTONYM:
Centurus uropygialis
Baird, 1854. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7, p.120.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bill Williams Fork of Colorado River, New Mexico, i.e. Arizona.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELANERPES
- uropygiale / uropygialis / uropygiata / uropygiatus
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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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Distribution of the Gila Woodpecker
