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Sumatran woodpecker

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Sumatran woodpecker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Picus
Species:
P. dedemi
Binomial name
Picus dedemi
(Van Oort, 1911)

The Sumatran woodpecker (Picus dedemi) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]

It is found in Sumatra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Picus dedemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.