Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Evelyn L. Bull and Jerome A. Jackson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 30, 2011
Text last updated September 30, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Качулат кълвач |
| Catalan | picot negre nord-americà |
| Czech | datel chocholatý |
| Dutch | Noord-Amerikaanse Helmspecht |
| English | Pileated Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Pileated Woodpecker |
| French | Grand Pic |
| French (France) | Grand Pic |
| German | Helmspecht |
| Icelandic | Hettuspæta |
| Japanese | エボシクマゲラ |
| Norwegian | hvitbrynsvartspett |
| Polish | dzięcioł smugoszyi |
| Russian | Хохлатая желна |
| Serbian | Američka crna žuna |
| Slovak | tesár červenochochlatý |
| Spanish | Picamaderos Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Carpintero Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Picamaderos norteamericano |
| Swedish | amerikansk spillkråka |
| Turkish | Kuzey Amerika Kara Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | Жовна північна |
Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Picus pileatus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.113.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America := South Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DRYOCOPUS
- pileata / pileatum / pileatus
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
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Pileated Woodpecker.
