Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (9)
Hans Winkler and David Christie
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Kardinaalspeg |
Catalan | picot cardenal |
Czech | datel kardinálský |
Dutch | Kardinaalspecht |
English | Cardinal Woodpecker |
English (United States) | Cardinal Woodpecker |
French | Pic cardinal |
French (France) | Pic cardinal |
German | Kardinalspecht |
Icelandic | Nálaspæta |
Japanese | アフリカコゲラ |
Norwegian | kardinalspett |
Polish | dzięcioł jasnolicy |
Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-pau-cardeal |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-pau-cardeal |
Russian | Кардиналовый дятел |
Serbian | Kardinalski detlić |
Slovak | ďateľ kardinálsky |
Spanish | Pito Cardenal |
Spanish (Spain) | Pito cardenal |
Swedish | kardinalspett |
Turkish | Kardinal Ağaçkakanı |
Ukrainian | Дятел сірощокий |
Zulu | inqondanqonda |
Revision Notes
Leo Gilman prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Picus fuscescens
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26, p.86.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa, based on Levaillant, pi. 253 ; Grootvaders Bosch [Swellendam dist.. Cape Province], selected as type locality by Roberts, 1924, p. 83.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DENDROPICOS
- fuscescens
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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)