West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (16)
- Subspecies (5)
Robert A. Askins, Michael E. Akresh, and William K. Hayes
Version: 2.0 — Published October 29, 2020
Version: 2.0 — Published October 29, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Bahamaspecht |
| English (United States) | West Indian Woodpecker |
| French | Pic à sourcils noirs |
| German | Bahamaspecht |
| Icelandic | Randaspæta |
| Japanese | マユグロシマセゲラ |
| Norwegian | palmespett |
| Polish | dzięciur antylski |
| Russian | Багамский дятел |
| Serbian | Zapadnoindijski detlić |
| Slovak | tesárik pásikavec |
| Spanish | Carpintero Antillano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Carpintero jabado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero antillano |
| Swedish | karibspett |
| Turkish | Kara Kaşlı Ağaçkakan |
Melanerpes superciliaris (Temminck, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Picus superciliaris
Temminck, 1827. Planches Color. livr.73, pl.433.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cuba.
Definitions
- MELANERPES
- superciliare / superciliaris
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
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