Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Arnau Bonan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot d'Etiòpia |
| Czech | datel jalovcový |
| Dutch | Abessijnse Specht |
| English | Abyssinian Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Abyssinian Woodpecker |
| French | Pic d'Abyssinie |
| French (France) | Pic d'Abyssinie |
| German | Wacholderspecht |
| Japanese | キタアフリカコゲラ |
| Norwegian | gullkappespett |
| Polish | dzięcioł abisyński |
| Russian | Абиссинский дятел |
| Serbian | Abisinski detlić |
| Slovak | ďateľ jantárový |
| Spanish | Pito Abisinio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pito abisinio |
| Swedish | abessinsk hackspett |
| Turkish | Habeş Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | Дятел абісинський |
Revision Notes
Leo Gilman prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Dendropicos abyssinicus (Stanley, 1814)
PROTONYM:
Picus Abyssinicus
Stanley, 1814. A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810 (etc.) App., p.lvi.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DENDROPICOS
- abyssinaica / abyssinica / abyssinicus / abyssinus
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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 Abyssinian Woodpecker
