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Fire-bellied Woodpecker

Chloropicus pyrrhogaster (Malherbe, A 1845)

The fire-bellied woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and western Cameroon. A common species, the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Chloropicus
Scientific:
  Chloropicus pyrrhogaster

Original description

Citation:
  (Malherbe, A 1845)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 8 p.399

Protonym:
  Picus (Chloropicus) Pyrrhogaster

Type locality:
  South Africa = Sierra Leone.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2327623

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8E98933455DECA5D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8E989334

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8E989334

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554017

Geographic range:

  • Chloropicus pyrrhogaster: Sierra Leone and s Guinea to s Nigeria and sw Cameroon
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot de ventre vermell
Czech:
datel nigerský
Danish:
Ildbuget Spætte
German:
Rotbauchspecht
Spanish:
Pito Ventrirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Pito Ventrirrojo
Finnish:
tulivatsatikkanen
French:
Pic à ventre de feu
Croatian:
crvenotrbi djetlić
Italian:
Picchio panciaflammea
Japanese (romaji):
akaharagera
Japanese:
アカハラゲラ
Lithuanian:
Raudonpilvis savaninis genys
Dutch:
Vuurbuikspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eldbukspett
Norwegian:
Ildbukspett
Polish:
dzięcioł czerwonobrzuchy
Portuguese:
pica-pau-ventre-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-ventre-de-fogo
Russian:
Огненобрюхий дятел
Slovak:
ďateľ ohnivobruchý
Swedish:
eldbuksspett
Ukrainian:
Дятел червоночеревий
Chinese:
火腹啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
火腹啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Thripias pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic à ventre de feu ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic à ventre de feu ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 1st edition:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Mesopicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2021:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2022:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2023:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Clements 3rd edition:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Mesopicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 4th edition:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2015:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2016:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2017:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2018:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Clements, version 2019:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 1.50:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 1.52:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 1.53:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 1.54:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 1.55:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2015:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2016:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2017:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2018:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2019:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2021:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2022:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
eBird version 2023:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Thripias pyrrhogaster
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Thripias pyrrhogaster
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Thripias pyrrhogaster
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Dendropicos pyrrhogaster)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Fire-bellied Woodpecker ( Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Picot de ventre vermell
Czech: Datel nigerský
Danish: Ildbuget Spætte
German: Rotbauchspecht
English: Fire bellied Woodpecker, Fire-bellied Woodpecker
English, HBW: Fire-bellied Woodpecker
English (IOC): Fire-bellied Woodpecker
English (United States): Fire-bellied Woodpecker
Esperanto: Faijventra dendropiko
Spanish: Pico de Vientre en Llamas, Pito Ventrirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Pito Ventrirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Fire-bellied Woodpecker
Estonian: ginea pruunrähn
Finnish: Tulivatsatikkanen
French: Pic à ventre de feu, Pic à ventre rouge
Croatian: crvenotrbi djetlić
Italian: Picchio panciaflammea, Picchio ventrscarlatto
Japanese (romaji): akaharagera
Japanese: アカハラゲラ
Scientific: Chloropicus pyrrhogaster, Dendropicos pyrrhogaster, Mesopicos pyrrhogaster, Picus (Chloropicus) Pyrrhogaster, Thripias pyrrhogaster
Lithuanian: Raudonpilvis savaninis genys
Dutch: Vuurbuikspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eldbukspett
Norwegian: Ildbukspett
Polish: dzieciol czerwonobrzuchy, dzięcioł czerwonobrzuchy
Portuguese: pica-pau-ventre-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-ventre-de-fogo
Russian: Краснобрюхий африканский дятел, Краснобрюхий саванный дятел, Огненобрюхий дятел
Slovak: ďateľ ohnivobruchý
Swedish: Eldbuksspett
Turkish: Alev karınlı ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Дятел червоночеревий
Chinese: 火腹啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 火腹啄木

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