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Reichenow's Woodpecker

Campethera scriptoricauda (Reichenow, A 1896)

The speckle-throated woodpecker, also known as Reichenow's woodpecker, is an East African woodpecker often considered a subspecies of Bennett's woodpecker. The bird is named after the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Reichenow, A 1896)

Reference:
   Orn. Monatsber. 4 p.131

Protonym:
  Dendromus scriptoricauda

Type locality:
  No locality, the type in the Berlin Museum is from Bumi, Tanganyika, Territory.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8769661

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C55850512F5B45D5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C5585051

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C5585051

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 686115

Geographic range:

  • Campethera scriptoricauda: Central and e Tanzania to se Malawi and n Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Reichenow's Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot de Reichenow
Czech:
datel tanzanský
Danish:
Tanzaniaspætte
German:
Reichenowspecht
Spanish:
Pito de Tanzania
Spanish (Spain):
Pito de Tanzania
French:
Pic de Reichenow
Croatian:
tanzanski djetlić
Italian:
Picchio di Reichenow
Japanese (romaji):
raiheno-afurikakogera
Japanese:
ライヘノーアフリカコゲラ
Lithuanian:
Reichenovo kampetera
Dutch:
Reichenows Specht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dråpespett
Norwegian:
Dråpespett
Polish:
dzięciolik plamkowany
Portuguese:
pica-pau-da-tanzânia
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-tanzaniano
Russian:
Танзанийский дятел
Slovak:
žlna akáciová
Swedish:
tanzaniaspett
Ukrainian:
Дятлик плямистий
Chinese:
赖氏啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
瑞契氏啄木

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic de Reichenow ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Tanzanian Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Campethera nubica scriptoricauda [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Campethera nubica scriptoricauda [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Reichenow's Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Speckle-throated Woodpecker ( Campethera scriptoricauda) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Campethera scriptoricauda [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Campethera [bennettii or scriptoricauda] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Tanzaniese Speg
Catalan: Picot de Reichenow
Czech: datel tanzanský
Danish: Tanzaniaspætte
German: Reichenowspecht, Schriftschwanzspecht
English: Bennett's Woodpecker, Reichenow's Woodpecker, Specklethroated Woodpecker, Speckle-throated Woodpecker, Spotted-throated Woodpecker, Tanganyika Woodpecker, Tanzanian Woodpecker, White eye-browed Nubian Woodpecker
English, HBW: Reichenow's Woodpecker
English (IOC): Speckle-throated Woodpecker
English (United States): Reichenow's Woodpecker
English (South Africa): Speckle-throated Woodpecker
Esperanto: Punktogorĝa kampetero
Spanish: Pito de Tanzania
Spanish (Spain): Pito de Tanzania
Spanish (HBW): Reichenow's Woodpecker
Estonian: tanganjika helmesrähn
French: Pic de Reichenow
Croatian: tanzanski djetlić
Italian: Picchio di Reichenow
Japanese (romaji): raiheno-afurikakogera
Japanese: ライヘノーアフリカコゲラ
Scientific: Campethera albiefacies, Campethera bennettii scripticauda, Campethera bennettii scriptoricauda, Campethera nubica scripticauda, Campethera nubica scriptoricauda, Campethera scriptoricauda, Campethera scriptoricauda scriptoricauda, Dendromus albifacies, Dendromus aureicuspis, Dendromus scriptoricauda
Lithuanian: Reichenovo kampetera
Dutch: Reichenows Specht, Vlekkeelspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dråpespett
Norwegian: Dråpespett
Polish: dzieciolik plamkowany, dzięciolik plamkowany
Portuguese: Pica-pau da Tanzânia, Pica-pau-da-tanzânia
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-tanzaniano
Russian: Рейхенова кампетера, Танзанийский дятел
Slovak: žlna akáciová
Swedish: Tanzaniaspett
Swahili: Kigong'ota Kipuka
Turkish: Reichenow ağaçkakanı
Ukrainian: Дятлик плямистий
Chinese: 赖氏啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 瑞契氏啄木

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