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Himalayan Woodpecker

Dendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1831)

The Himalayan woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas and some adjoining areas, and ranges across Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Dendrocopos
Scientific:
  Dendrocopos himalayensis


Original description

Citation:
  (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1831)

Reference:
   Ill. Orn. 3 pl.116,text

Protonym:
  Picus himalayensis

Type locality:
  Mussorie, 6500 feet.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/333356#page/183/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C6F400B456F4539C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C6F400B4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C6F400B4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554052

Geographic range:

  • Dendrocopos himalayensis himalayensis: northern Pakistan (eastern Himachal Pradesh) to western Nepal
  • Dendrocopos himalayensis albescens: northeastern Afghanistan (Safed Koh) and northern Pakistan to Himachal Pradesh
English:
Himalayan Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot garser de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
strakapoud pradéšský
Danish:
Himalayaflagspætte
German:
Himalajaspecht
Spanish:
Pico del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain):
Pico del Himalaya
Finnish:
himalajankäpytikka
French:
Pic de l'Himalaya
Croatian:
himalajski djetlić
Italian:
Picchio dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji):
himarayaakagera
Japanese:
ヒマラヤアカゲラ
Lithuanian:
Himalajinis margasis genys
Dutch:
Himalayaspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Himalayaspett
Norwegian:
Himalayaspett
Polish:
dzięcioł himalajski
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-dos-himalaias
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-dos-himalaias
Russian:
Гималайский дятел
Slovak:
ďateľ himalájsky
Serbian:
Himalajski detlić
Swedish:
himalayaspett
Ukrainian:
Дятел гімалайський
Chinese:
喜马拉雅啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
喜瑪拉雅斑啄木


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Himalayan Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos himalayensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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 v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic de l'Himalaya ( Dendrocopos himalayensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic de l'Himalaya ( Dendrocopos himalayensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Himalayan Pied Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos himalayensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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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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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Himalayan Woodpecker ( Picoides himalayensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Himalayan Woodpecker ( Picoides himalayensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Himalayan Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos himalayensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Himalay ağacdələni
Belarusian: Гімалайскі дзяцел
Bulgarian: Хималайски кълвач
Catalan: Picot garser de l'Himàlaia
Czech: Strakapoud himálajský, strakapoud pradéšský
Welsh: Cnocell yr Himalaia
Danish: Himalayaflagspætte
German: Himalajaspecht, Himalayaspecht
English: Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, Himalayan Woodpecker
English, HBW: Himalayan Woodpecker
English (IOC): Himalayan Woodpecker
English (United States): Himalayan Woodpecker
Esperanto: Himalaja buntpego
Spanish: Carpintero Himalayo, Pico del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Pico del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Woodpecker
Estonian: himaalaja kirjurähn
Finnish: Himalajankäpytikka
French: Pic de l’Himalaya, Pic de l'Himalaya
Frisian: Himalajaspjocht
Irish: Cnagaire Himiléach
Galician: Peto do Himalaia
Croatian: himalajski djetlić
Italian: Picchio dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): himarayaakagera
Japanese: ヒマラヤアカゲラ
Scientific: Dendrocopos himalayensis, Dendrocopos himalayensis himalayensis, Dendrocopus himalayensis, Picoides himalayensis, Picus himalayensis
Lithuanian: Himalajinis margasis genys
Latvian: Himalaju dzenis
Nepali: हिमाली काष्ठकूट
Dutch: Himalajaspecht, Himalayaspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Himalayaspett
Norwegian: Himalayaspett
Polish: dzieciol himalajski, dzięcioł himalajski
Portuguese: Pica-pau-dos-himalaias
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-dos-himalaias
Rhaeto-Romance: Pitgalain dal Himalaya
Romanian: Ciocănitoare himalaiană
Russian: Гималайский дятел
Slovak: ďateľ himalájsky
Slovenian: Himalajski detel
Serbian: Himalajski detlić
Swedish: Himalayaspett
Turkish: Himalaya ağaçkakanı
Ukrainian: Дятел гімалайський
Chinese: 喜马拉雅啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 喜瑪拉雅斑啄木

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