Great slaty woodpecker | |
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Mulleripicus pulverulentus mohun(♂) from the lower Himalayas of Kaladhungi, Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Mulleripicus |
Species: | M. pulverulentus
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Binomial name | |
Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826)
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The great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A unique and basically unmistakable bird, it is the largest known species of woodpecker.