Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Hans Winkler, David Christie, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 10, 2018
Text last updated January 10, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grondspeg |
| Catalan | picot terrestre |
| Czech | datel zemní |
| Dutch | Kaapse Grondspecht |
| English | Ground Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Ground Woodpecker |
| French | Pic laboureur |
| French (France) | Pic laboureur |
| German | Erdspecht |
| Icelandic | Hlíðaspæta |
| Japanese | イワキツツキ |
| Norwegian | jordspett |
| Polish | dzięciolik ziemny |
| Russian | Земляной дятел |
| Slovak | žlna zemná |
| Spanish | Pito Terrestre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pito terrestre |
| Swedish | markspett |
| Turkish | Yer Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | Дятел сіроголовий |
| Zulu | umnqangqandolo |
Geocolaptes olivaceus (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Picus olivaceus
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.431.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GEOCOLAPTES
- olivaceum / olivaceus
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 Ground Woodpecker
