Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (4)
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Leo Gilman prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Pardipicus nivosus (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Dendromus nivosus
Swainson, 1837. The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2, p.162.
TYPE LOCALITY:
West Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PARDIPICUS
- 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)
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Pardipicus nivosus nivosus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Senegambia eastern to Cameroon and western Democratic Republic of the Congo and south to northwestern Angola.
Pardipicus nivosus nivosus (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Dendromus nivosus
Swainson, 1837. The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2, p.162.
TYPE LOCALITY:
West Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PARDIPICUS
- 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
Pardipicus nivosus poensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Bioko Island.
Pardipicus nivosus 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
- PARDIPICUS
- 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
Pardipicus nivosus herberti Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Southern Central African Republic and southwestern South Sudan (Bangangai Forest) to western Kenya (Kakamega and South Nandi Forests) and south to southern central and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pardipicus nivosus 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
- PARDIPICUS
- 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
Pardipicus nivosus maximus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Northern Ivory Coast.
Pardipicus nivosus maximus (Traylor, 1970)
PROTONYM:
Campethera nivosa maxima
Traylor, 1970. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 90, p.79.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PARDIPICUS
- nivosa / nivosus
- maximus
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
