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Melancholy Woodpecker

Dendropicos lugubris Hartlaub, KJG 1857

The melancholy woodpecker is a species of woodpecker. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone east to Nigeria, living in forests, forest edges, clearings and woodlands. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the Gabon woodpecker. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as a least-concern species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Dendropicos
Scientific:
  Dendropicos lugubris

Original description

Citation:
  Hartlaub, KJG 1857

Reference:
   System Orn. Westafr.

Protonym:
  Dendropicus lugubris

Type locality:
  Aguapim, Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/186138#page/252/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  735D837CEF725D42

Avibase ID:
  avibase-735D837C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/735D837C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 686146

Geographic range:

  • Dendropicos lugubris: Sierra Leone to southeastern Ghana, southern Nigeria, and southwestern Cameroon
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Melancholy Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot lúgubre
Czech:
datel západoafrický
Danish:
Sørgespætte
German:
Düsterspecht
Spanish:
Pito Lúgubre
Spanish (Spain):
Pito Lúgubre
Finnish:
surutikkanen
French:
Pic à raies noires
Croatian:
kratkokljuni djetlić
Italian:
Picchio malinconico
Japanese (romaji):
yuuutsukogera
Japanese:
ユウウツコゲラ
Lithuanian:
Niūrusis savaninis genys
Dutch:
Melancholische Specht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sørgjespett
Norwegian:
Sørgespett
Polish:
dzięcioł czarnouchy
Portuguese:
pica-pau-de-listras-pretas
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-lúgubre
Russian:
Черноухий дятел
Slovak:
ďateľ tmavosluchý
Swedish:
dysterspett
Ukrainian:
Дятел плямистобокий
Chinese:
哀啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
哀啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic à raies noires ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Chloropicus lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Dendropicos lugubris lugubris [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Dendropicos lugubris lugubris [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Melancholy Woodpecker ( Dendropicos lugubris) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendropicos lugubris [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dendropicos [gabonensis or lugubris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Picot lúgubre
Czech: datel západoafrický
Danish: Sørgespætte
German: Düsterspecht
English: Melancholy Woodpecker
English, HBW: Melancholy Woodpecker
English (IOC): Melancholy Woodpecker
English (United States): Melancholy Woodpecker
Esperanto: Gvinea dendropiko
Spanish: Pito Lúgubre
Spanish (Spain): Pito Lúgubre
Spanish (HBW): Melancholy Woodpecker
Estonian: võra-väikerähn
Finnish: Surutikkanen
French: Pic à raies noires, Pic mélancolique
Croatian: kratkokljuni djetlić
Italian: Picchio malinconico
Japanese (romaji): yuuutsukogera
Japanese: ユウウツコゲラ
Scientific: Chloropicus lugubris, Dendrocopos lugubris, Dendropicos gabonensis lugubris, Dendropicos lugubris, Dendropicos lugubris lugubris, Dendropicus lugubris
Lithuanian: Niūrusis savaninis genys
Dutch: Melancholische Specht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sørgjespett
Norwegian: Sørgespett
Polish: dzieciol czarnouchy, dzięcioł czarnouchy
Portuguese: pica-pau-de-listras-pretas
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-lúgubre
Russian: Меланхольный саванный дятел, Черноухий дятел
Slovak: ďateľ tmavosluchý
Swedish: dysterspett, Sorgspett
Turkish: Mahsun ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Дятел плямистобокий
Chinese: 哀啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 哀啄木

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