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Dendrocopos | |
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Dendrocopos nanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Subfamily: | Picinae |
Tribe: | Dendropicini |
Genus: | Dendrocopos Koch, 1816 |
Diversity | |
[[#Species|Almost two dozen species]] |
Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia and Europe and Northern Africa. They range from the Philippines to the British Isles.
Species
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei
- Freckled Woodpecker, Dendrocopos analis
- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos atratus
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos auriceps
- Arabian Woodpecker, Dendrocopos dorae
- Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos cathpharius
- Darjeeling Woodpecker, Dendrocopos darjellensis
- White-backed Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
- Okinawa Woodpecker, Dendrocopos noguchii
- Himalayan Woodpecker, Dendrocopos himalayensis
- Sind Woodpecker, Dendrocopos assimilis
- Syrian Woodpecker, Dendrocopos syriacus
- White-winged Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Dendrocopos hyperythrus
Now in Yungipicus
- Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus temminckii
- Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus maculatus
- Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus ramsayi (formerly in Y. maculatus)
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus nanus
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus moluccensis
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus kizuki
Now in Dryobates
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Dryobates minor
Now in Leiopicus=
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Leiopicus medius
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Leiopicus mahrattensis
Now in Dendropicos
- Brown-backed Woodpecker, Dendrocopicos obsoletus
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