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Little Green Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa (Valenciennes, A 1826)

The little green woodpecker, or golden-backed woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Africa, living in forest edges, clearings, and forest-shrub mosaics. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Campethera
Scientific:
  Campethera maculosa


Original description

Citation:
  (Valenciennes, A 1826)

Reference:
   Dict. Sci. Nat. [Levrault] 40 p.173

Protonym:
  Picus maculosus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25307082


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AE1533FCE52B804D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AE1533FC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AE1533FC


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554003

Geographic range:

  • Campethera maculosa: Senegal and Guinea-Bissau to central Ghana and Liberia
English:
Little Green Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot aladaurat
Czech:
datel čabrakový
Danish:
Lille Grøn Spætte
German:
Goldmantelspecht
Spanish:
Pito de Guinea
Spanish (Spain):
Pito de Guinea
Finnish:
guineantäplätikka
French:
Pic barré
Croatian:
pjegavoglavi djetlić
Italian:
Picchio verde minore
Japanese (romaji):
giniamoriaogera
Japanese:
ギニアモリアオゲラ
Lithuanian:
Auksanugarė kampetera
Dutch:
Goudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bronsespett
Norwegian:
Bronsespett
Polish:
dzięciolik czarnosterny
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-de-costas-douradas
Russian:
Гвинейский дятел
Slovak:
žlna čiernochvostá
Swedish:
guineaspett
Ukrainian:
Дятлик чорнохвостий
Chinese:
小绿啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
小點斑啄木


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Campethera [cailliautii, permista or maculosa] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Picot aladaurat
Czech: Datel cabrakový, datel čabrakový
Danish: Lille Grøn Spætte
German: Goldmantelspecht, Goldmantel-Specht
English: African Golden-backed Woodpecker, African Green-backed Woodpecker, Golden-backed Woodpecker, Little Green Woodpecker, Western Golden-backed Woodpecker
English, HBW: Little Green Woodpecker (Little Green)
English (IOC): Little Green Woodpecker
English (United States): Little Green Woodpecker
Esperanto: Gvinea kampetero
Spanish: Pico Verde Pequeño, Pito de Guinea
Spanish (Spain): Pito de Guinea
Spanish (HBW): Little Green Woodpecker
Estonian: ginea helmesrähn
Finnish: Guineantäplätikka
French: Pic barré, Pic barré à dos d'or
Croatian: pjegavoglavi djetlić
Italian: Picchio maculato, Picchio verde minore
Japanese (romaji): giniamoriaogera
Japanese: ギニアモリアオゲラ
Scientific: Campethera maculosa, Campethera maculosa maculosa, Dendromus brachyrhynchus, Picus maculosus
Lithuanian: Auksanugarė kampetera
Dutch: Goudrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bronsespett
Norwegian: Bronsespett
Polish: dzieciolik czarnosterny, dzięciolik czarnosterny
Portuguese: Pica-pau-de-costas-douradas
Portuguese (Portugal): Pica-pau-de-costas-douradas
Russian: Гвинейский дятел, Золотоспинная кампетера
Slovak: žlna čiernochvostá
Swedish: guineaspett, Västafrikansk grönspett
Turkish: Benekli küçük ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Дятлик чорнохвостий
Chinese: 小绿啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 小點斑啄木

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