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Picoides
''Picoides'' is a genus of woodpeckers (family Picidae) that are native to Eurasia and North America, commonly known as three-toed woodpeckers. Taxonomy The genus ''Picoides'' was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The type species was subsequently designated as the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (''Picoides tridactylus'') by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name combines the Latin ''Picus'' for a woodpecker and the Greek ''-oidēs'' meaning "resembling". The genus ''Picoides'' formerly contained around 12 species. In 2015 a molecular phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from pied woodpeckers found that three existing genera (''Picoides'', ''Veniliornis'' and '' Dendropicos'') were polyphyletic. After the resurrection of five monophyletic genera and the subsequent rearrangement in which most of the former members of ''Picoides'' were moved to ''Leuconotopicus'' and ''Dryobates'', only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picoides Arcticus -Brunswick, Vermont, USA -male-8
''Picoides'' is a genus of woodpeckers (family Picidae) that are native to Eurasia and North America, commonly known as three-toed woodpeckers. Taxonomy The genus ''Picoides'' was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The type species was subsequently designated as the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (''Picoides tridactylus'') by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name combines the Latin ''Picus'' for a woodpecker and the Greek ''-oidēs'' meaning "resembling". The genus ''Picoides'' formerly contained around 12 species. In 2015 a molecular phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from pied woodpeckers found that three existing genera (''Picoides'', '' Veniliornis'' and ''Dendropicos'') were polyphyletic. After the resurrection of five monophyletic genera and the subsequent rearrangement in which most of the former members of ''Picoides'' were moved to '' Leuconotopicus'' and '' Dryobates' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picoides
''Picoides'' is a genus of woodpeckers (family Picidae) that are native to Eurasia and North America, commonly known as three-toed woodpeckers. Taxonomy The genus ''Picoides'' was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The type species was subsequently designated as the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (''Picoides tridactylus'') by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name combines the Latin ''Picus'' for a woodpecker and the Greek ''-oidēs'' meaning "resembling". The genus ''Picoides'' formerly contained around 12 species. In 2015 a molecular phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from pied woodpeckers found that three existing genera (''Picoides'', ''Veniliornis'' and '' Dendropicos'') were polyphyletic. After the resurrection of five monophyletic genera and the subsequent rearrangement in which most of the former members of ''Picoides'' were moved to ''Leuconotopicus'' and ''Dryobates'', only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (''Picoides tridactylus'') is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found from northern Europe across northern Asia to Japan. Taxonomy The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his '' Systema Naturae''. He coined the binomial name ''Picus tridactylus''. The type locality is Sweden. The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek ''tridaktulos'' meaning "three-toed" (''tri-'' is "three-" and ''daktulos'' is toe). The species is now placed in the genus '' Picoides'' that was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker was formerly considered conspecific with the American three-toed woodpecker (''Picoides dorsalis''). Eight subspecies are recognised: * ''P. t. tridactylus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – northern Europe to the southern Ural Mountains and to south-eastern Siberia and north-eastern China * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-backed Woodpecker
The black-backed woodpecker (''Picoides arcticus''), also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker ( long) inhabiting the forests of North America. Taxonomy The black-backed woodpecker was described and illustrated by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1832 from a specimen collected near the source of the Athabasca River on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. He coined the binomial name ''Picus arcticus''. The specific epithet ''arcticus'' is the Latin word for "northern" or "arctic". The black-backed woodpecker is now placed in the genus ''Picoides'' was erected by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Description The plumage of adults is black on the head, back, wings and rump. They are white from the throat to the belly; the flanks are white with black bars. Their tail is black with white outer feathers. There is an elemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Three-toed Woodpecker
The American three-toed woodpecker (''Picoides dorsalis'') is a medium-sized woodpecker (family Picidae), which is native to North America. Description This woodpecker has a length of , a wingspan of , and an average weight of ; its maximum lifespan in the wild is 6 years. It closely resembles the black-backed woodpecker, which is also three-toed. Until recently, it was considered to be the same species as the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, ''P. tridactylus''. Adults are black on the head, wings and rump, and white from the throat to the belly; the flanks are white with black bars. The back is white with black bars and the tail is black with the white outer feathers barred with black. The adult male has a yellow cap. Breeding The breeding habitat is coniferous forests across western Canada, Alaska and the western and extreme northeastern United States. It has also been breeding in various spots in Michigan's upper peninsula, and has been recorded breeding in Minnesota five ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hairy Woodpecker
The hairy woodpecker (''Leuconotopicus villosus'') is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately in length with a wingspan. With an estimated population in 2020 of almost nine million individuals, the hairy woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern. Some nomenclature authorities, such as the eBird/Clements checklist, place this species in the genus '' Dryobates''. Taxonomy The hairy woodpecker was described and illustrated with a hand-coloured plate by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his ''The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands'' which was published between 1729 and 1732. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his '' Systema Naturae'' for the twelfth edition, he included the downy woodpecker, coined the binomial name ''Picus villosus'' and cited Catesby's book. The specific epithet ''villosus'' is the Latin word for "hairy". Linnaeus specified the typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known that live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts, and the Gila woodpecker specialises in exploiting cacti. Members of this family are chiefly known for their characteristic behaviour. They mostly forage for insect prey on the trunks and branches of trees, and often communicate by drumming with their beaks, producing a reverberatory sound that can be heard at some distance. Some species vary their diet with fruits, birds' eggs, small animals, tree sap, human scraps, and carrion. They usually nest and roost in holes that they excavate in tree trunks, and their abandoned holes are of importance to other cavity-nesting birds. They sometimes com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picidae
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known that live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts, and the Gila woodpecker specialises in exploiting cacti. Members of this family are chiefly known for their characteristic behaviour. They mostly forage for insect prey on the trunks and branches of trees, and often communicate by drumming with their beaks, producing a reverberatory sound that can be heard at some distance. Some species vary their diet with fruits, birds' eggs, small animals, tree sap, human scraps, and carrion. They usually nest and roost in holes that they excavate in tree trunks, and their abandoned holes are of importance to other cavity-nesting birds. They sometimes c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veniliornis
''Veniliornis'' is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. They are native to Central and South America. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The word ''Veniliornis'' combines the name of the Roman deity Venilia with the Greek word ''ornis'' meaning "bird". The type species was designated as the blood-colored woodpecker (''Veniliornis sanguineus'') by the English zoologist George Robert Gray George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years. He was the younger brother ... in 1855. The genus contains the following 14 species: References Bird genera * Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Neotropics Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{woodpecker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuconotopicus
''Leuconotopicus'' is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to North and South America. Taxonomy The genus was erected by the French ornithologist Alfred Malherbe in 1845 with Strickland's woodpecker (''Leuconotopicus stricklandi'') as the type species. The name ''Leuconotopicus'' combines the Ancient Greek ''leukos'' meaning "white", ''nōton'' meaning "back" and ''pikos'' meaning "woodpecker". The genus is sister to the genus ''Veniliornis'' and is one of eight genera placed in the tribe Melanerpini within the woodpecker subfamily Picinae. The species now placed in this genus were previously assigned to ''Picoides ''Picoides'' is a genus of woodpeckers (family Picidae) that are native to Eurasia and North America, commonly known as three-toed woodpeckers. Taxonomy The genus ''Picoides'' was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépè ...''. The genus contains the following six species: References Bird genera Taxa named by Alfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryobates
''Dryobates'' is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are widely distributed and occur in both Eurasia and the Americas. Taxonomy The genus ''Dryobates'' was named by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the downy woodpecker (''Dryobates pubescens'') as the type species. The genus name ''Dryobates'' is from the Greek compound word δρυο-βάτης : 'woodland walker'; from : ''drus'' (genitive : ''dryós'') meaning woodland and : ''-bátēs'' meaning walker. In the ''eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', the genus ''Dryobates'' is expanded to include all the species in ''Leuconotopicus'' and ''Veniliornis ''Veniliornis'' is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. They are native to Central and South America. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The word ''Veniliornis'' combin ...''. The genus contains the following species: References {{Taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Three-toed Woodpecker - Picoides Dorsalis (Male)
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