Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (4)
Hans Winkler and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 18, 2017
Text last updated August 18, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Termietspeg |
| Bulgarian | Пъстроух кълвач |
| Catalan | picot cara-ratllat |
| Croatian | zeleni djetlić |
| Czech | datel termití |
| Dutch | Termietenspecht |
| English | Buff-spotted Woodpecker |
| English (AVI) | Buff-spotted Woodpecker |
| English (United States) | Buff-spotted Woodpecker |
| Estonian | termiidirähn |
| Finnish | pikkutäplätikka |
| French | Pic tacheté |
| French (Canada) | Pic tacheté |
| German | Termitenspecht |
| Japanese | ゴマダラアオゲラ |
| Norwegian | rødnakkespett |
| Polish | dzięciolik mały |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-pau-pontilhado |
| Russian | Термитниковый дятел |
| Serbian | Termitojedi detlić |
| Slovak | žlna termitová |
| Spanish | Pito Nevado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pito nevado |
| Swedish | termitspett |
| Turkish | Çizgili Yanaklı Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Дятлик термітовий |
Campethera nivosa (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Dendromus nivosus
Swainson, 1837. BirdsW.Afr. 2, p.162.
TYPE LOCALITY:
West Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CAMPETHERA
- nivosa / nivosus
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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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Campethera nivosa nivosa Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Senegambia E to Cameroon and W DRCongo and S to NW Angola.
Campethera nivosa nivosa (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Dendromus nivosus
Swainson, 1837. BirdsW.Afr. 2, p.162.
TYPE LOCALITY:
West Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CAMPETHERA
- nivosa / nivosus
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)
SUBSPECIES
Campethera nivosa poensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Bioko I.
Campethera nivosa poensis Alexander, 1903
PROTONYM:
Campothera poensis
Alexander, 1903. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 13, p.33.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Besoso, Fernando Po.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CAMPETHERA
- nivosa / nivosus
- poense / poensis
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)
SUBSPECIES
Campethera nivosa herberti Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Central African Republic and SW South Sudan (Bangangai Forest) to W Kenya (Kakamega and South Nandi Forests) and S to SC and E DRCongo.
Campethera nivosa herberti (Alexander, 1908)
PROTONYM:
Dendromus herberti
Alexander, 1908. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 21, p.89.
TYPE LOCALITY:
B wande, Ubangi River $ , and Bugoma Forest, Unyoro 9 .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CAMPETHERA
- nivosa / nivosus
- herberti / herbertii
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)
SUBSPECIES
Campethera nivosa maxima Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N Ivory Coast.
Campethera nivosa maxima Traylor, 1970
PROTONYM:
Campethera nivosa maxima
Traylor, 1970. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 90, p.79.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CAMPETHERA
- nivosa / nivosus
- maxima / maximi
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
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Distribution of the Buff-spotted Woodpecker
