Zebra woodpecker

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Zebra woodpecker
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M. tristis male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Meiglyptes
Species:
M. tristis
Binomial name
Meiglyptes tristis
(Horsfield, 1821)

The zebra woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Java. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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The zebra woodpecker was described by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821 under the binomial name Picus tristis from a specimen collected in Java. [2] The specific epithet tristis is Latin for "sad" or "gloomy". [3] The species is now placed in the genus Meiglyptes that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1837. [4] [5]

The zebra woodpecker is a monotypic species, [6] but it was previously considered conspecific with the buff-rumped woodpecker as two subspecies. [5]

Habitat

It is found in plantations of coconuts, rubber, and silk plants; villages that border secondary forest; mangroves; and polyculture areas. It is known to access disturbed habitats. It is disputed whether zebra woodpeckers are found within primary and secondary forests. [7]

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References

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  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p.  390. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Swainson, William (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Vol. 2. London: John Taylor. p. 309.
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