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Yungipicus
''Yungipicus'' is a genus of woodpeckers in the Family (biology), family Picidae native to Asia. The species in this genus were previously placed in the genus ''Dendrocopos''. Taxonomy A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pied woodpeckers published in 2015 found that the genus ''Dendrocopos'' was polyphyletic. In the subsequent rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, seven species were moved to the resurrected genus ''Yungipicus''. The genus had been introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''iunx'' meaning ''wryneck'' which was used by Carl Linnaeus for his genus ''Jynx'', with the Latin ''picus'' meaning "woodpecker". The type species was designated by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 as a subspecies of the brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, ''Yungipicus nanus hardwickii''. The genus is in the Tribe (biology), tribe Melanerpini, one of five tribes that make up the woodpecker subfamily Picin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendrocopos Kizuki (on Tree S2)
The Japanese pygmy woodpecker or pygmy woodpecker (''Yungipicus kizuki'') is a species of woodpecker. It is found in coniferous and deciduous forests in Russia, China, Korea and Japan. This species has also been placed in the genus ''Dendrocopos'' or ''Picoides''. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species. Taxonomy This species was described by Temminck in 1836. The IOC World Bird List recognizes the following subspecies: ''Yungipicus kizuki permutatus'', ''Y. k. seebohmi'', ''Y. k. nippon'', ''Y. k. shikokuensis'', ''Y. k. kizuki'' (the nominate subspecies), ''Y. k. matsudairai'', ''Y. k. kotataki'', ''Y. k. amamii'', ''Y. k. nigrescens'' and ''Y. k. orii''. The species has previously been placed in genera ''Dendrocopos'' and ''Picoides''. Description The Japanese pygmy woodpecker is long. The crown is grey-brown. A white supercilium starts above the eye and continues to the neck and breast. The ear coverts are brown, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
