American Three-toed Woodpecker

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1273082
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Summary

American Three-toed Woodpecker is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Three-toed Woodpecker's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is classified within Picoides[5].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker's scientific name is Picoides dorsalis[6].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker's Commons category is recorded as Picoides dorsalis[7].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker's Commons gallery is recorded as Picoides dorsalis[8].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. dorsalis'}[9].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Three-toed Woodpecker'}[10].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fichtenspecht'}[11].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pico Tridáctilo Americano'}[12].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'datlík smrkový'}[13].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'väike-laanerähn'}[14].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Granspett'}[15].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pico tridáctilo americano'}[16].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pic à dos rayé'}[17].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse drieteenspecht'}[18].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'pnb', 'text': 'پکوایڈس ڈورسالس'}[19].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Vedspett'}[20].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Американский трёхпалый дятел'}[21].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカミユビゲラ'}[22].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Amerikansk Tretået Spætte'}[23].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dzięcioł kordylierski'}[24].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'ďubník tajgový'}[25].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vedspett'}[26].
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Drieteenspecht'}[27].

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Classification

American Three-toed Woodpecker's scientific name is Picoides dorsalis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Picoides[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fichtenspecht'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pico Tridáctilo Americano'}[12], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'datlík smrkový'}[13], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'väike-laanerähn'}[14], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Granspett'}[15].

Identifiers

American Three-toed Woodpecker's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 17638[28]. American Three-toed Woodpecker's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 279969[29]. American Three-toed Woodpecker's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2477797[30]. American Three-toed Woodpecker's ITIS TSN is recorded as 685725[31].

Why It Matters

American Three-toed Woodpecker ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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