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African Piculet

Sasia africana Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1855

The African piculet, sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Verreauxia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Uganda. This species is described as locally common and has a very large range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Sasia
Scientific:
  Sasia africana

Original description

Citation:
  Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1855

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. (2), 7 p.217

Protonym:
  Sasia africana

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281111

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C4DFB5E31495AE94

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C4DFB5E3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C4DFB5E3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553976

Geographic range:

  • Sasia africana: S Cameroon to e Democratic Republic of the Congo, sw Uganda and nw Angola
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Piculet
Catalan:
Picotet africà
Czech:
datlíček trpasličí
Danish:
Afrikansk Dværgspætte
German:
Graubauch-Mausspecht
Spanish:
Carpinterito Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Carpinterito Africano
Finnish:
afrikantikkanen
French:
Picumne de Verreaux
Croatian:
afrički žunić
Italian:
Picchiolo africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikamitsuyubikogera
Japanese:
アフリカミツユビコゲラ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinė sasija
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Dwergspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikapikulett
Norwegian:
Afrikapikulett
Polish:
dzięciolnik afrykański
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-pigmeu
Russian:
Африканский дятелок
Slovak:
sasia africká
Serbian:
Afrička žunica
Swedish:
afrikansk dvärgspett
Ukrainian:
Добаш африканський
Chinese:
非洲姬啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲姬啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Piculet ( Sasia africana)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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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 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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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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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
African Piculet ( Verreauxia africana)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Picumne de Verreaux ( Sasia africana)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Picumne de Verreaux ( Sasia africana)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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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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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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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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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
African Piculet ( Verreauxia africana)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Piculet ( Sasia africana)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Verreauxia africana
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Verreauxia africana
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Verreauxia africana
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Piculet ( Sasia africana)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sasia africana
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sasia africana

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: িঅচিকান কুটিকুড়াচর
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāna kuṭikuṛāli
Catalan: Picotet africà
Czech: Datel trpaslicí, datliček trpasličí, datlíček trpasličí
Danish: Afrikansk Dværgspætte
German: Graubauch-Mausspecht
English: African Piculet, Golden-backed Piculet, Golden-brown Piculet, Piculet, Pygmy Wood Piculet, Pygmy Woodpecker
English, HBW: African Piculet
English (IOC): African Piculet
English (United States): African Piculet
Esperanto: Afrika pikumno
Spanish: Carpinterito Africano
Spanish (Spain): Carpinterito Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Piculet
Estonian: aafrika rähnak
Finnish: Afrikantikkanen
French: Pic nain d'Afrique, Picule, Picule de Verreaux, Picumne de Verreaux
Croatian: afrički žunić
Italian: Picchio nano africano, Picchiolo africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikamitsuyubikogera
Japanese: アフリカミツユビコゲラ
Scientific: Blax gymnophthalmus, Sasia africana, Verreauxia africana
Lithuanian: Afrikinė sasija
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikapikulett
Norwegian: Afrikapikulett
Polish: dzieciolnik afrykanski, dzięciolnik afrykański
Portuguese: Pica-pau-pigmeu
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-pigmeu-africano
Russian: Африканский дятелок
Slovak: sasia africká
Serbian: Afrička žunica
Swedish: Afrikansk dvärgspett
Turkish: Afrika kakancığı
Ukrainian: Добаш африканський
Chinese: 非洲姬啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲姬啄木

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