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Ground Woodpecker

Geocolaptes olivaceus (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The ground woodpecker is one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world. It inhabits rather barren, steep, boulder-strewn slopes in relatively cool hilly and mountainous areas of South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini and has yet to be recorded outside of Southern Africa. It is found in a broad swath running from southwest to northeast, from the Cape Peninsula and Namaqualand to Mpumalanga. It is closely related to the woodpeckers of the genus Campethera, some of which also employ terrestrial foraging strategies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Geocolaptes
Scientific:
  Geocolaptes olivaceus


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

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

Protonym:
  Picus olivaceus

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2897031


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D1B9D410B7F4A6BB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D1B9D410

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D1B9D410


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554008


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Geocolaptes olivaceus: South Africa and Lesotho
English:
Ground Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot terrestre
Czech:
datel zemní
Danish:
Jordspætte
German:
Erdspecht
Spanish:
Pito Terrestre
Spanish (Spain):
Pito Terrestre
Finnish:
maatikka
French:
Pic laboureur
Croatian:
pozemni djetlić
Hungarian:
földi harkály
Icelandic:
Hlíðaspæta
Italian:
Picchio terragnolo
Japanese (romaji):
iwakitsutsuki
Japanese:
イワキツツキ
Lithuanian:
Dirvinis genys
Dutch:
Kaapse Grondspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jordspett
Norwegian:
Jordspett
Polish:
dzięciolik ziemny
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-das-rochas
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-terrestre
Russian:
Земляной дятел
Slovak:
žlna zemná
Swedish:
markspett
Ukrainian:
Дятел сіроголовий
Chinese:
地啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲地啄木


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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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. 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. 04 (Aug 2016):
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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 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):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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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 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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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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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Grondspeg
Bengali: হভমঠা কাঠমঠাকযা
Bengali (transliteration): mēṭhō kāṭhaṭhōkarā
Catalan: Picot terrestre
Czech: Datel zemní
Danish: Jordspætte
German: Erdspecht
English: African Ground Woodpecker, Ground Woodpecker
English, HBW: Ground Woodpecker
English (IOC): Ground Woodpecker
English (United States): Ground Woodpecker
Esperanto: Grundopego
Spanish: Pico de la Tierra, Pito Terrestre
Spanish (Spain): Pito Terrestre
Spanish (HBW): Ground Woodpecker
Estonian: maarähn
Finnish: Maatikka
French: Pic laboureur
Croatian: pozemni djetlić
Hungarian: földi harkály
Icelandic: Hlíðaspæta
Italian: Picchio terragnolo, Picchio terragnolo africano
Japanese (romaji): iwakitsutsuki
Japanese: イワキツツキ
Kabardian: щӀыжыгыуӀу
Kirghiz: талаа доңкулдагы
Scientific: Geocolaptes olivaceus, Geocolaptes olivaceus olivaceus, Picus olivaceus, Picus terrestris
Lithuanian: Dirvinis genys
Dutch: Kaapse Grondspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jordspett
Norwegian: Jordspett
Polish: dzieciol ziemny, dzięcioł ziemny, dzięciolik ziemny
Portuguese: Pica-pau-das-rochas
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-terrestre
Russian: Земляной дятел
Slovak: ďateľ zemný, žlna zemná
Sotho, Southern: Khatajoe
Swedish: Markspett
Turkish: Yer ağaçkakanı
Tsonga: Xidzingirhi
Tatar: җир тукраны
Ukrainian: Дятел сіроголовий
Xhosa: Ungximde
Chinese: 地啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 地啄木, 非洲地啄木
Zulu: umNqangqandolo

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