Zebra woodpecker

The zebra woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Java. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Zebra woodpecker
M. tristis male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Meiglyptes
Species:
M. tristis
Binomial name
Meiglyptes tristis
(Horsfield, 1821)

The zebra woodpecker was described by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821 under the binomial name Picus tristis from a specimen collected in Java.[2] The specific epithet tristis is Latin for "sad" or "gloomy".[3] The species is now placed in the genus Meiglyptes that was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1837.[4][5]

The zebra woodpecker is a monotypic species,[6] but it was previously considered conspecific with the buff-rumped woodpecker as two subspecies.[5]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Meiglyptes tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727198A94943337. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727198A94943337.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Horsfield, Thomas (1821). "Systematic arrangement and description of birds from the island of Java". Transactions of the Linnean Society. 13: 133–200 [177]. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1821.tb00061.x.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 390. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Swainson, William John (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Vol. 2. London: John Taylor. p. 309.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P, eds. (2023). IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2.


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