Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi) (Great Spotted Woodpecker (mauritanus, syn. lynesi))

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Great Spotted Woodpecker (mauritanus, syn. lynesi)

Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi) (= Dendrocopos major lynesi) (Harrison, JM 1944)

Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Dendrocopos
Scientific:
  Dendrocopos major lynesi

Original description

Citation:
(Harrison, JM 1944)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 64 p.62

Protonym:
Dryobates major lynesi

Type locality:
Azrou,'4800 feet. Middle Atlas, central Morocco.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125661#page/86/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
DC20FCF8EB7F759B

Avibase ID:
avibase-DC20FCF8

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DC20FCF8

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Great Spotted Woodpecker (mauritanus, syn. lynesi)
French:
Pic épeiche (mauritanus, syn. lynesi)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Spotted Woodpecker (mauritanus, syn. lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Spotted Woodpecker (mauritanus, syn. lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great Spotted Woodpecker (mauritanus, syn. lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Spotted Woodpecker (lynesi) ( Dendrocopos major mauritanus (lynesi))
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dendrocopos major lynesi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dendrocopos major lynesi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: junior synonym (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is a subspecies of Dendrocopos major mauritanus

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