Southern sooty woodpecker
The southern sooty woodpecker (Mulleripicus fuliginosus) is a bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs in lowland evergreen forest up to 500 m (1,600 ft) in elevation, on the islands of Mindanao, Leyte, and Samar.[1]
| Southern sooty woodpecker | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Mulleripicus |
| Species: | M. fuliginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mulleripicus fuliginosus (Tweeddale, 1877) | |
Both the southern sooty woodpecker and the northern sooty woodpecker were previously considered to be subspecies of the same species, Mulleripicus funebris, known simply as the "sooty woodpecker".[1]
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Mulleripicus fuliginosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22727234A110053354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22727234A110053354.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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