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Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker
Dryobates cathpharius (Blyth, E 1843)
The crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos. The scarlet-breasted woodpecker, is considered to be distinct by some authorities, but others consider it to be conspecific. Source: Wikipedia
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Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Dryobates
Scientific:
Dryobates cathpharius
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Dryobates
Scientific:
Dryobates cathpharius
Original description
Citation:
(Blyth, E 1843)
Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
12, pt.2, no.143 p.1006
Protonym:
Picus (Dendrocopus) cathpharius
Type locality:
Darjeeling.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123810#page/522/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5B8F3EA2A7031F89
Avibase ID:
avibase-5B8F3EA2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5B8F3EA2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554044
Geographic range:
- Dryobates cathpharius cathpharius: eastern Himalayas (Nepal to northern Assam)
- Dryobates cathpharius ludlowi: southeastern Tibet
- Dryobates cathpharius pyrrhothorax: hills south of Brahmaputra River and adjacent northern Myanmar
Source: Clements checklist
Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot garser de clatell vermell
Czech:
strakapoud rudotýlý
Danish:
Karminbrystet Flagspætte
German:
Scharlachbrustspecht
Spanish:
Pico pechirrojo occidental
Finnish:
punarintatikka
French:
Pic à plastron rouge
Croatian:
crvenoprsi djetlić
Italian:
Picchio pettocremisi
Japanese:
ヒムネアカゲラ
Lithuanian:
raudonkrūtis margasis genys
Dutch:
Roodborstspecht
Norwegian:
karminbrystspett
Polish:
dzięcioł czerwonopierśny
Portuguese:
pica-pau-de-colar-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-galego-oriental
Russian:
Краснобрюхий дятел
Slovak:
ďateľ červenoprsý
Serbian:
Crvenovrati detlić
Swedish:
rödbröstad hackspett
Ukrainian:
дятел китайський
Chinese:
红枕啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
赤胸啄木
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [cathpharius] ( Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate] ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate] ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate] ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate] ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate] ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate] ( Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted) ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted) ( Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted) ( Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted) ( Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted) ( Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted) ( Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Crimson-naped Woodpecker ( Dryobates cathpharius) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Dryobates [cathpharius or pernyii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Picot garser de clatell vermell
Czech: strakapoud rudotýlý
Danish: Karminbrystet Flagspætte
German: Scharlachbrustspecht, Scharlachbrustspecht [cathpharius-Gruppe]
English: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted), Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [cathpharius], Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [nominate], Crimson-naped Woodpecker, Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker
English, HBW: Scarlet-breasted Woodpecker
English (IOC): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted)
English (United States): Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Scarlet-breasted)
Esperanto: Ruĝbrusta buntpego
Spanish: Pico pechirrojo occidental, Pico Pechirrojo Oriental (grupo cathpharius)
Spanish (Spain): Pico pechirrojo oriental (grupo cathpharius), Pico Pechirrojo Oriental [cathpharius Group]
Estonian: punarind-kirjurähn
Finnish: punarintatikka
French: Pic à plastron rouge, Pic à plastron rouge [cathpharius], Pic à plastron rouge [nominal]
Croatian: crvenoprsi djetlić
Italian: Picchio pettocremisi
Japanese (romaji): himuneakagera (cathpharius guru-pu)
Japanese: ヒムネアカゲラ, ヒムネアカゲラ (cathpharius グループ), ヒムネアカゲラ（cathpharius グループ）
Scientific: Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius Group], Dendrocopos cathpharius [cathpharius], Dendrocopos cathpharius cathpharius, Dryobates cathpharius, Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius Group], Dryobates cathpharius [cathpharius], Dryobates cathpharius cathpharius, Picus (Dendrocopus) [sic] cathpharius, Picus cathpharius
Lithuanian: raudonkrūtis margasis genys
Latvian: sarkankrūšu dzenis
Nepali: रातोछाती काष्ठकूट
Dutch: Roodborstspecht
Norwegian: karminbrystspett, karminbrystspett (cathpharius gr.)
Polish: dzięcioł czerwonopierśny, dzięcioł czerwonopierśny [gr. cathpharius]
Portuguese: pica-pau-de-colar-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-galego-oriental, pica-pau-galego-oriental [grupo cathpharius]
Russian: Карминногрудый дятел [группа cathpharius], Краснобрюхий дятел
Slovak: ďateľ červenoprsý, ďateľ červenoprsý (skup.)
Serbian: Crvenovrati detlić
Swedish: rödbröstad hackspett, rödbröstad hackspett [gruppen cathpharius]
Thai: นกหัวขวานอกแดง, นกหัวขวานอกแดง (ตะวันตก)
Turkish: Al Gerdanlı Ağaçkakan, Al gerdanlı ağaçkakan [cathpharius grubu]
Ukrainian: дятел китайський
Chinese: 红枕啄木鸟, 赤胸啄木鸟（红颈无胸带）
Chinese (Traditional): 赤胸啄木
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