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Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos atratus (Blyth, 1849)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is found in Southeast Asia within subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Stripe-breasted woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:43.768047+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrocopos atratus (Blyth, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1849)
- Common name
- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Dendrocopos
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicinae
- genusDendrocopos Koch, 1816
- speciesDendrocopos atratus (Blyth, 1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrocopos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sind WoodpeckerDendrocopos assimilis (Blyth, 1849) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucopterus (Salvadori, 1871) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis (Bonaparte, 1850) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus (Vigors, 1831) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Okinawa WoodpeckerDendrocopos noguchii (Seebohm, 1887) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis (Blyth, 1845) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1831) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei (Vieillot, 1818) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554040 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34PVX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.