Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
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 |
|---|---|
| Catalan | picot lúgubre |
| Czech | datel západoafrický |
| Dutch | Melancholische Specht |
| English | Melancholy Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Melancholy Woodpecker |
| French | Pic à raies noires |
| French (France) | Pic à raies noires |
| German | Düsterspecht |
| Japanese | ユウウツコゲラ |
| Norwegian | sørgespett |
| Polish | dzięcioł czarnouchy |
| Russian | Черноухий дятел |
| Slovak | ďateľ tmavosluchý |
| Spanish | Pito Lúgubre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pito lúgubre |
| Swedish | dysterspett |
| Turkish | Mahsun Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Дятел плямистобокий |
Revision Notes
Leo Gilman prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Dendropicos lugubris Hartlaub, 1857
PROTONYM:
Dendropicus lugubris
Hartlaub, 1857. System der Ornithologie Westafrica's, p.178.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Aguapim, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DENDROPICOS
- lugubris
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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)
- Year-round
- Migration
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- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Melancholy Woodpecker
