Taxonavigation

Familia: Picidae
Subfamilia: Picinae
Genus: Dinopium
Species: Dinopium benghalense
Subspecies: D. b. benghalense - D. b. dilutum - D. b. girensis - D. b. jaffnense - D. b. puncticolle - D. b. tehminae

Name

• Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Original combination: Picus benghalensis

Reference

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 : 113–114.

• Fernando, S.P., Irwin, D.E. & Seneviratne, S.S. 2015. Phenotypic and genetic analysis support distinct species status of the Red-backed Woodpecker (Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback: Dinopium psarodes) of Sri Lanka. The Auk 133(3):497-511. DOI: 10.1642/AUK-15-233.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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