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Beautiful Woodpecker
Melanerpes pulcher Sclater, PL 1870
The beautiful woodpecker is a bird species in the woodpecker family (Picidae). It is endemic to Colombia. Source: Wikipedia
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Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Melanerpes
Scientific:
Melanerpes pulcher
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Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Melanerpes
Scientific:
Melanerpes pulcher
Original description
Citation:
Sclater, PL 1870
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1870, Part 2 p. 330
Protonym:
Melanerpes pulcher
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
BD195A4B4E36CBA0
Avibase ID:
avibase-BD195A4B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BD195A4B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686077
English:
Beautiful Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot de la vall de Magdalena
Czech:
datel magdalenský
Danish:
Signalspætte
German:
Schmuckspecht
Spanish:
Carpintero lindo
Spanish (Spain):
Carpintero Lindo
Finnish:
magdalenantikka
French:
Pic splendide
Croatian:
kolumbijski djetlić
Italian:
Picchio magnifico
Japanese (romaji):
utsukushimiyabigera
Japanese:
ウツクシミヤビゲラ
Dutch:
Prachtspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktspett
Norwegian:
Praktspett
Polish:
dzięciur żółtogłowy
Portuguese:
pica-pau-bonito
Russian:
Красивый дятел
Slovak:
tesárik kolumbijský
Swedish:
colombiaspett
Ukrainian:
гіла колумбійська
Chinese:
华美啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
亮麗啄木
Beautiful Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot de la vall de Magdalena
Czech:
datel magdalenský
Danish:
Signalspætte
German:
Schmuckspecht
Spanish:
Carpintero lindo
Spanish (Spain):
Carpintero Lindo
Finnish:
magdalenantikka
French:
Pic splendide
Croatian:
kolumbijski djetlić
Italian:
Picchio magnifico
Japanese (romaji):
utsukushimiyabigera
Japanese:
ウツクシミヤビゲラ
Dutch:
Prachtspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktspett
Norwegian:
Praktspett
Polish:
dzięciur żółtogłowy
Portuguese:
pica-pau-bonito
Russian:
Красивый дятел
Slovak:
tesárik kolumbijský
Swedish:
colombiaspett
Ukrainian:
гіла колумбійська
Chinese:
华美啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
亮麗啄木
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pic splendide ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Beautiful Woodpecker ( Melanerpes pulcher) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanerpes pulcher [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanerpes pulcher [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Melanerpes [chrysauchen or pulcher]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Picot de la vall de Magdalena
Czech: datel magdalenský
Danish: Signalspætte
German: Schmuckspecht
English: Beautiful Woodpecker
English, HBW: Beautiful Woodpecker
English (IOC): Beautiful Woodpecker
English (United States): Beautiful Woodpecker
Spanish: Carpintero Bonito, Carpintero lindo
Spanish (Colombia): Carpintero Bonito
Spanish (Spain): Carpintero Lindo
Spanish (HBW): Beautiful Woodpecker
Estonian: kolumbia maskrähn
Finnish: magdalenantikka
French: Pic de Colombie, Pic splendide
Croatian: kolumbijski djetlić
Italian: Picchio magnifico
Japanese (romaji): utsukushimiyabigera
Japanese: ウツクシミヤビゲラ
Scientific: Melanerpes chrysauchen pulcher, Melanerpes pulcher
Dutch: Prachtspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktspett
Norwegian: Praktspett
Polish: dzieciur zóltoglowy, dzięciur żółtogłowy
Portuguese: pica-pau-bonito
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-do-magdalena
Russian: Красивый дятел, Красивый меланерпес
Slovak: tesárik kolumbijský
Swedish: colombiaspett
Turkish: Güzel ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: гіла колумбійська
Chinese: 华美啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 亮麗啄木
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