Tullberg's woodpecker
Tullberg's woodpecker (Campethera tullbergi) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in western Cameroon, adjacent Nigeria and Bioko island.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Campethera |
| Species: | C. tullbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Campethera tullbergi (Sjöstedt, 1892) | |
The common name and Latin binomial commemorates the Swedish zoologist Tycho Fredrik Hugo Tullberg (1842-1920).[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Campethera tullbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 344.
Further reading
- Fuchs, J.; Pons, J.-M.; Bowie, R.C.K. (2017). "Biogeography and diversification dynamics of the African woodpeckers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 108: 88–100. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.007.
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