The white-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker is found in evergreen forests of tropical Asia, including the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has 14 subspecies, part of a complex including the Andaman woodpecker. Many of its island forms are endangered, and some are extinct. Populations differ in the distribution and extent of white. They are among the largest of the Asiatic woodpeckers and nest in large dead trees, often beside rivers. Their drums and calls are louder than those of the smaller woodpeckers. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Horsfield, T 1821)
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
(1), 13 p.175
Protonym:
Picus Javensis
Type locality:
Java.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754908
Avibase ID:
0874151848DB619B
Avibase ID:
avibase-08741518
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/08741518
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 202279
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pic à ventre blanc ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pic à ventre blanc ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2015: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
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Oriental Bird Club: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-bellied Woodpecker ( Dryocopus javensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dryocopus javensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dryocopus javensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Dryocopus [javensis or hodgei]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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