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Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Piciformes
family
Picidae
genus
Melanerpes
species
Melanerpes carolinus

Name

Synonyms
Centurus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Centurus carolinus carolinus
Centurus carolinus harpaceus Koelz, 1954
Centurus carolinus perplexus Burleigh & Lowery, 1944
Centurus carolinus zebra (Boddaert, 1783)
Picus carolinus Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Carolina-Specht in German
Carolinaspecht in German
Carpintero de Carolina in Spanish
Lundspett in Norwegian
Pic à ventre roux in French
Pic à ventre roux in French
Picchio panciarossa in Italian
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Red-bellied Woodpecker in English
Roodbuikspecht in Dutch
Zebraspætte in Danish
datel karolínský in Czech
dzięciur czerwonobrzuchy in Polish
karolinai küllő in Hungarian
karolinaspett in Swedish
karolininis tamsianugaris genys in Lithuanian
pic à ventre roux in French
pic à ventre roux in French
pica-pau-de-ventre-vermelho in Portuguese
picot de Carolina in Catalan–Valencian
pähkli-leeträhn in Estonian
red-bellied woodpecker in English
red-bellied woodpecker in English
sārtvēdera dzenis in Latvian
tammiraitatikka in Finnish
tesárik červenotylový in Slovak
Каролинский меланерпес in Russian
シマセゲラ in Japanese
紅腹啄木 in Chinese
红腹啄木鸟 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2003) database, http://www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/centre.htm
  3. (2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005)
  4. (2005) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.12.06
  5. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
  6. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  7. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166
  8. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  9. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  10. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  11. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  12. Short, Lester L. (1982) Woodpeckers of the World: Delaware Museum of Natural History Monograph Series, no. 4
  13. Short, Lester L., 1982: Woodpeckers of the World. Delaware Museum of Natural History Monograph Series, no. 4. xviii + 676.
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