Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Kerri T. Vierling, Victoria A. Saab, and Bret W. Tobalske
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 29, 2013
Text last updated March 29, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot de Lewis |
| Czech | datel červenolící |
| Dutch | Lewis' Specht |
| English | Lewis's Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Lewis's Woodpecker |
| French | Pic de Lewis |
| French (France) | Pic de Lewis |
| German | Blutgesichtspecht |
| Icelandic | Krákuspæta |
| Japanese | ルイスキツツキ |
| Norwegian | fluesnapperspett |
| Polish | dzięciur różowobrzuchy |
| Russian | Краснолицый дятел |
| Serbian | Luisov detlić |
| Slovak | tesárik ružovobruchý |
| Spanish | Carpintero de Lewis |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carpintero de Lewis |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero de Lewis |
| Swedish | kråkspett |
| Turkish | Lewis Ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | Гіла рожевочерева |
Melanerpes lewis (Gray, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Picus Lewis
Gray, 1849. The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 3, pt.48, App., p.22.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELANERPES
- lewis / lewisi / lewisii
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Lewis's Woodpecker.
This species breeds locally south in Washington and west to Oregon. It winters irregularly south and west.
