Yungipicus moluccensis [incl. hardwickii] (Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii])

Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii]

Yungipicus moluccensis [incl. hardwickii] (= Yungipicus moluccensis) (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The Sunda pygmy woodpecker, also known as the Sunda woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Yungipicus
Scientific:
  Yungipicus moluccensis

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Picus moluccensis

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2897039

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BEC3C03531C55156

Avibase ID:
avibase-BEC3C035

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BEC3C035

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554034

Geographic range:

Yungipicus nanus hardwickii: peninsular India (except for Western Ghats)
Yungipicus moluccensis moluccensis: Thailand and Malay Peninsula to Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Riau Archipelago
Yungipicus moluccensis grandis: Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Lomblen, Sumbawa, Flores, Besar, Alor)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii]
French:
Pic nain [incl. hardwickii]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Yungipicus moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sunda Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos moluccensis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Dendrocopos moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Dendrocopos moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Dendrocopos moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Dendrocopos moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Dendrocopos moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii] ( Yungipicus moluccensis [incl. hardwickii])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Yungipicus [moluccensis or nanus]

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Catalan: Picot garser indonesi
Czech: Strakapoud hnedohlavý, strakapoud nejmenší
Danish: Sundaflagspætte
German: Braunscheitelspecht
English: Brown-capped Pied Woodpecker, Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Brown-capped Woodpecker, Brown-capped Woodpecker (Sunda), Malaysian Pygmy Woodpecker, Malaysian Woodpecker, Pygmy Pied Woodpecker, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Sunda Woodpecker, Sunda Woodpecker [incl. hardwickii]
Esperanto: Sunda buntpego
Spanish: Pico Crestipardo
Estonian: džungli-kirjurähn
Finnish: Ruskolakkitikka
French: Pic nain, Pic nain (Sunda), Pic nain [incl. hardwickii]
Indonesian: Burung Caladi Titik, Caladi Tilik, Caladi titik
Italian: Picchio capobruno, Picchio della Sonda
Japanese (romaji): marē ko-gera, mareakogera, mare-kogera
Japanese: マレアコゲラ, マレーコゲラ
Japanese (Kanji): マレー小啄木鳥
Scientific: Dendrocopos moluccensis, Dendrocopos moluccensis [incl. hardwickii], Dendrocopos moluccensis [moluccensis Group], Dendrocopos moluccensis moluccensis, Dendrocopus moluccensis moluccensis, Picoides mollucensis, Picoides moluccensis, Picus moluccensis, Yungipicus moluccensis, Yungipicus moluccensis [incl. hardwickii]
Mamasa: pono-pono
Malay: Belatuk Kecil Kepala Coklat, Burung Belatok Belacan Kecil, Burung Belatuk Belacan, Burung Belatuk Kecil Kepala Coklat
Dutch: Bruinkapspecht
Norwegian: Hinduspett
Polish: dzieciol orientalny, dzięcioł orientalny
Pinyin: hè-tóu bān zhuó-mù-niǎo, hè-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo, xùntā zhuó-mù-niǎo
Russian: Малайзийский дятел
Slovak: ďateľ ostrokrídly
Swedish: Sundaspett
Thai: นกหัวขวานด่างแคระปักษ์ใต้
Thai (Transliteration): nók hŭa-kʰwăan dàaŋ kʰráe pàk-tây
Ukrainian: Дятел малазійський
Chinese: 巽他啄木鸟, 褐头啄木鸟, 褐头斑啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 巽他啄木鳥, 褐頭啄木鳥, 褐頭斑啄木鳥