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The Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis) belongs to the family Picidae under the order Piciformes.
Darjeeling woodpecker taxonomy
The family Picidae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820. The family Picidae comprises four subfamilies, viz., Jynginae, Nesoctitinae, Picumninae and Picinae.The subfamily Picinae was first introduced by Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), a French biologist and ornithologist, in the year 1838. The subfamily Picinae comprises several genera, including genus Dendrocopos.
The genus Dendrocopos was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857), a German entomologist and arachnologist, in the year 1816. The genus Dendrocopos comprises thirteen subspecies, including Dendrocopos darjellensis.
The species Dendrocopos darjellensis was first described by Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873), an English zoologist, in the year 1845.
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| Binomial name: | Dendrocopos darjellensis |
| Species: | D. darjellensis |
| Genus: | Dendrocopos |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Darjeeling woodpecker - Dendrocopos darjellensis 353 Image by Francesco Veronesi |
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| 2.Darjeeling woodpecker - Dendrocopos darjellensis Image by Dibyendu Ash |
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| 3.Darjeeling woodpecker - Dendrocopos darjellensis Image by nbu2012 |
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| 4.Darjeeling woodpecker - Dendrocopos darjellensis Image by Dave Curtis |
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| 5.Darjeeling woodpecker - Dendrocopos darjellensis Image by Dave Curtis |
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| 6.Darjeeling woodpecker - Dendrocopos darjellensis Image by Ron Knight |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darjeeling_Woodpecker_-_Bhutan_S4E9850_(16224265649).jpg (cropped)
Image author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 2/14/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darjeeling_Woodpecker_Khangchendzonga_Biosphere_Reserve_West_Sikkim_Sikkim_India_30.10.2015.jpg (cropped)
Image author: Dibyendu Ash | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 2/14/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/89378621@N06/8465121732/ (cropped)
Author: nbu2012 | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 2/14/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davethebird/28973942481/
Author: Dave Curtis | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 2/14/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davethebird/28503198670/
Author: Dave Curtis | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 2/14/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8077164917/ (cropped)
Image author: Ron Knight | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 2/14/18
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