Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
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 | Gryskopspeg |
| Catalan | picot fosc |
| Czech | datel šedohlavý |
| Dutch | Olijfspecht |
| English | Olive Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Olive Woodpecker |
| French | Pic olive |
| French (France) | Pic olive |
| German | Goldrückenspecht |
| Icelandic | Hryggspæta |
| Japanese | ハイガシラゲラ |
| Norwegian | sothodespett |
| Polish | dzięcioł ciemnogłowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-pau-de-cabeça-cinzenta |
| Russian | Бронзовоспинный дятел |
| Serbian | Maslinasti detlić |
| Slovak | ďateľ olivový |
| Spanish | Pito Oliváceo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pito oliváceo |
| Swedish | olivspett |
| Turkish | Zeytuni Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Дятел оливковий |
| Zulu | isigqobhamithesiluhlaza |
Revision Notes
Leo Gilman prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Picus griseocephalus
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.49.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope, ex Daubenton, pi. 786, f. 2.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DENDROPICOS
- griseocephala / griseocephalus
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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 Olive Woodpecker
