Taxonomy Red-headed woodpecker
the red-headed woodpecker s distinct colors true bird s name.
the red-headed woodpecker 1 of many species described linnaeus in 18th-century work systema naturae. specific epithet derived ancient greek words erythros red , kephalos head .
there 3 subspecies recognized:
m. e. brodkorbi
m. e. caurinus
m. e. erythrocephalus
^ (in latin) linnaeus, c (1758). systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. tomus i. editio decima, reformata. holmiae. (laurentii salvii).
^ liddell, henry george & robert scott (1980). greek-english lexicon (abridged edition). united kingdom: oxford university press. isbn 0-19-910207-4.
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