Zebra woodpecker
| Zebra woodpecker | |
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| M. tristis male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Meiglyptes |
| Species: | M. tristis
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| Binomial name | |
| Meiglyptes tristis (Horsfield, 1821)
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The zebra woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) is a species of
Picidae
.
It is found in Java.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The zebra woodpecker was
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]
Habitat
It is found in plantations of coconuts, rubber, and silk plants; villages that border secondary forest; mangroves; and polyculture areas. It is known to access disturbed habitats. It is disputed whether zebra woodpeckers are found within primary and secondary forests.[7]
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- .
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Swainson, William John (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Vol. 2. London: John Taylor. p. 309.
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- .
- ISSN 0852-6834.
External links
- Image at ADW Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
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