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Grey-faced Woodpecker

Picus canus Gmelin, JF, 1788

The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the Grey-faced Woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
  Picus

Scientific:
  Picus canus

Citation:
  Gmelin, JF, 1788

Reference:
  Syst.Nat. p.434

Protonym:
  Picus canus

Avibase ID:
  BC863B3AC0DB9AAA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BC863B3A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554125

Geographic range:

  • Picus canus canus: Europe (s Scandinavia and France) to w Siberia
  • Picus canus [jessoensis or griseoviridis]: E Siberia to ne China, Korea, Sakhalin and Hokkaido
  • Picus canus dedemi: Highlands of Sumatra
  • Picus canus guerini: N-central China (central Sichuan to Yangtze River basin)
  • Picus canus hessei: Nepal and n India to Myanmar, s China, Thailand and Vietnam
  • Picus canus kogo: Central China (Shaanxi to Qinghai and n Sichuan)
  • Picus canus sanguiniceps: NE Pakistan to n India and extreme w Nepal
  • Picus canus sobrinus: SE China (Guangxi to Fujian) and ne Vietnam
  • Picus canus tancolo: Hainan I. and Taiwan
  • Picus canus sordidior: SE Tibet to sw China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and ne Myanmar
  • Picus canus robinsoni: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula (Gunung Tahan and Cameron Highlands)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grey-faced Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot cendrós
Czech:
žluna šedá
Danish:
Gråspætte
German:
Grauspecht
Spanish:
Pito Cano
Spanish (Spain):
Pito Cano
Finnish:
harmaapäätikka
French:
Pic cendré
Croatian:
Siva žuna
Hungarian:
hamvas küllő
Icelandic:
Gráspæta
Italian:
Picchio cenerino
Japanese (romaji):
yamagera
Japanese:
ヤマゲラ
Lithuanian:
Pilkoji meleta
Dutch:
Grijskopspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråspett
Norwegian:
Gråspett
Polish:
dzięcioł zielonosiwy
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-cinzento
Russian:
Седой дятел
Slovak:
žlna sivá
Serbian:
siva žuna
Swedish:
gråspett
Ukrainian:
Жовна сива
Chinese:
灰头绿啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭啄木鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic cendré ( Picus canus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic cendré ( Picus canus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 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):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
Grey-headed Woodpecker ( Picus canus) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
Picus canus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Picus canus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Asturian: Bubilla
Belarusian: Ciвая жаўна, Жаўна сівая, Сівая жаўна, Сівы дзяцел
Bulgarian: Сив кълвач
Bengali: মেটেমাথা কাঠকুড়ালি
Breton: Ar speg louet
Catalan: Picot cendrós, Puput
Valencian: Puput
Montenegrin: siva žuna
Czech: Žluna šedá
Danish: Gråspætte
German: Grauspecht, Kleine Grone Specht
Greek: Σταχτής Δρυοκολάπτης, Σταχτοτσικλιτάρα
Emiliano-romagnolo: Popla
English: Ashy Woodpecker, Black-naped Green Woodpecker, Black-naped Woodpecker, Gray Woodpecker, Gray-faced Woodpecker, Gray-headed Green Woodpecker, Gray-headed Green-Woodpecker, Gray-headed Woodpecker, Grey Woodpecker, Grey-faced Woodpecker, Grey-headed Green Woodpecker, Grey-headed Green-Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker
English (IOC): Grey-headed Woodpecker
Esperanto: griza pego
Spanish: Pico cano, Pito Cano
Spanish (Spain): Pito Cano
Spanish (HBW): Pito gris oriental
Estonian: Hallpea-rähn, hallpea-rähn (hallrähn), Hallpea-rähn e. hallrähn, hallrähn
Finnish: Harmaapäätikka
French: Pic cendré
Frisian: Griiskopspjocht
Galician: Bubela, Galo merdeiro, Poupa
Hebrew: נקר אפור־ראש
Croatian: Siva žuna
Hungarian: Hamvas küllõ, Hamvas küllő , Szürke küllo, Szürke küllő
Indonesian: Burung Pelatuk Muka-kelabu, Pelatuk Muka-kelabu
Icelandic: Gráspæta
Italian: Böba, Picchio cenerino
Brescian: Böba
Japanese (romaji): yamagera, Yama-gera
Japanese: ヤマゲラ
Japanese (Kanji): 山啄木鳥
Georgian: რუხი კოდალა
Kazakh: Бәбісек, Боз тоқылдақ, Сасықкөкек
Kazakh (Transliteration): boz toqıldaq
Korean: 청딱다구리, 청딱따구리
Korean (Transliteration): cheong-ttakdaguri
Kashmiri: [Hud Hud]
Scientific: Picus canus, Picus canus canus
Luxembourgish: Groe Spiecht
Lithuanian: Pilkoji meleta
Latvian: Pelēkā dzilna
Macedonian: Пепелав (Сивоглав) клукајдрвец, сивоглав клукајдрвец
Mongolian: Буурал тоншуул
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠪᠣᠭᠣᠷᠣᠯ ᠲᠣᠩᠰᠢᠭᠣᠯ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠪᠢᠷ ᠲᠣᠩᠰᠢᠭᠣᠯ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Духт ногоовор тоншуул, Ногоовор тоншуул
Mongolian (Transliteration): buural toŋshuul, dukht nogoovor toŋshuul, nogoovor toŋshuul
Moldavian: Ghionoaie sură
Malay: Burung Belatok Gunung, Burung Belatuk Gunung
Dutch: Grijskopspecht, Kleine groene specht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråspett
Norwegian: Askspett, Gråspett
Polish: dzieciol zielonosiwy, dzięcioł zielonosiwy, Kretoglów, Krętogłów
Pinyin: hēi-zhěn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo, huáng zhuó-mù, huī-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo, huī-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo, huī-tóu zhuómù-niǎo, huǒ lǎo-yā, lǜ bēn-dér-mù, lǜ pēn-dǎ-mù, lǜ zhuó-mù, shān liè, shān zhuó-mù, xiāng pēn-dǎ-mù
Portuguese: peto de cabeça cinzenta, Peto-cinzento, Peto-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Pica-pau-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): Peto-cinzento
Romansh: Pitgalain grisch
Romanian: Ghionoaie sură
Russian: Cедой дятел, Sedoy Dyatel, Большой острокрылый дятел, Дятел седой, Седоголовый дятел, Седой дятел
Northern Sami: Ránesčáihni
Slovak: Žlna sivá
Slovenian: pivka, siva žolna
Albanian: Çukapiku kokëgjelbër, Qukapiku i përhimë
Serbian: siva žuna, Siva žunja, Сива жунја, Сива жуња
Swedish: Gråspett
Tamil: [Chaval kuruvi]
Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวหัวดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók hŭa-kʰwăan kʰĭaw hŭa-dam
Turkish: Küçük yeşil ağaçkakan, Küçük Yeşil Aşaçkakan, Боз тоқылдақ
Tuvinian: Буурул торга
Ukrainian: Жовна сива , Сивий дятел
Venetian: Galeto de montagna
Vietnamese: Chim Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen, Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen
Chinese: [hei-zhen lu-zhuomu-niao], [hui-tou lu-zhuomu-niao], [lu ben-der-mu], [lu zhuo-mu], 山, 山啄木, 山裂, 火老鸦, 灰头啄木鸟, 灰头绿啄木鸟, 綠啄木 , 绿喷打木, 绿锛得木, 香喷打木, 黄啄木, 黑枕綠啄木鳥, 黑枕绿啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 山啄木, 山裂, 山鴷, 火老鴉, 灰頭啄木鳥, 灰頭綠啄木鳥, 綠啄木, 綠啄木〔灰頰綠啄木，灰頭綠啄木〕, 綠噴打木, 綠錛得木, 香噴打木, 黄啄木, 黑枕綠啄木鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 綠啄木
Chinese (Taiwan): [lu zhuo-mu], 綠啄木, 绿啄木

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