brown-backed woodpecker

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27074900
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brown-backed woodpecker

Summary

brown-backed woodpecker is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • brown-backed woodpecker's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • brown-backed woodpecker's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is classified within Dendropicos[6].
  • brown-backed woodpecker's scientific name is Dendropicos obsoletus[7].
  • brown-backed woodpecker's Commons category is recorded as Dendropicos obsoletus[8].
  • brown-backed woodpecker's taxon synonym is recorded as Dendrocopos obsoletus[9].
  • brown-backed woodpecker's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. obsoletus'}[10].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown-backed Woodpecker'}[11].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunrückenspecht'}[12].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pico dorsipardo'}[13].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'picot garser de dors bru'}[14].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'strakapoud hnědohřbetý'}[15].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aafrika kirjurähn'}[16].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Brunryggspett'}[17].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Буроспинный дятел'}[18].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハイビタイゲラ'}[19].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Brunrygget Spætte'}[20].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ruskoselkätikka'}[21].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'barnahátú harkály'}[22].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dzięcioł brązowogrzbiety'}[23].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'ďateľ hnedochrbtý'}[24].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'brunryggig hackspett'}[25].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bruinrugspecht'}[26].
  • brown-backed woodpecker is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pic à dos brun'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, brown-backed woodpecker is Dendropicos obsoletus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dendropicos[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown-backed Woodpecker'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunrückenspecht'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pico dorsipardo'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'picot garser de dors bru'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'strakapoud hnědohřbetý'}[15], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aafrika kirjurähn'}[16].

Identifiers

brown-backed woodpecker's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1506273[28]. brown-backed woodpecker's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1638938[29]. brown-backed woodpecker's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2478385[30]. brown-backed woodpecker's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554023[31].

Why It Matters

brown-backed woodpecker ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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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  1. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Dendrocopos obsoletus
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    Taxon rank → species
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