NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Laced Woodpecker
Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818
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 laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
It is found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. A sole specimen recorded for Bangladesh has since been reidentified as a streak-breasted woodpecker.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Laced woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:26:21.055476+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818
- Name authority
- Vieillot, 1818
- Common name
- Laced Woodpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picus
- 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
- genusPicus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesPicus vittatus Vieillot, 1818
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Picus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed WoodpeckerPicus erythropygius (D. G. Elliot, 1865) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-collared WoodpeckerPicus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-breasted WoodpeckerPicus viridanus Blyth, 1843 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese Green WoodpeckerPicus awokera Temminck, 1836 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus Vigors, 1831 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Levaillant's WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Picus vittatus connectens (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) | synonym |
| Picus vittatus eisenhoferi Gyldenstolpe, 1916 Gyldenstolpe, 1916 | synonym |
| Picus vittatus eurous Deignan, 1955 Deignan, 1955 | synonym |
| Picus vittatus vittatus Vieillot, 1818 Vieillot, 1818 | synonym |
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=554117 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:4HR3G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.