Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | datel běloprsý |
Dutch | Witte Specht |
English | White Woodpecker |
English (United States) | White Woodpecker |
French | Pic dominicain |
French (France) | Pic dominicain |
German | Weißspecht |
Japanese | シロキツツキ |
Norwegian | hvitspett |
Polish | dzięciur biały |
Portuguese (Brazil) | pica-pau-branco |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-pau-branco |
Russian | Белый дятел |
Serbian | Beli detlić |
Slovak | tesárik biely |
Spanish | Carpintero Blanco |
Spanish (Argentina) | Carpintero Blanco |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Carpintero blanco |
Spanish (Peru) | Carpintero Blanco |
Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero blanco |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Carpintero Blanco |
Swedish | vitspett |
Turkish | Ak Ağaçkakan |
Ukrainian | Гіла біла |
Melanerpes candidus (Otto, 1796)
PROTONYM:
Picus candidus
Otto, 1796. Herrn von Buffon's Naturgeschichte der Vögel. Aus dem französischen übersetzt, mit Anmerkungen, Zusätzen, und vielen Kupfern vermehrt 23, p.191.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne; not known to occur at present.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELANERPES
- candidum / candidus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus Scientific name definitions
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 4, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 4, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
Authors
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Winkler, H., D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whiwoo1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 4, 2015
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
Authors
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Winkler, H., D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2015). White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.