Taxon profile

genus

Picus Linnaeus, 1758

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Aves - birds » order Piciformes » family Picidae - woodpeckers

Included taxa

Number of records: 14

species Picus awokera Temminck, 1836 - Japanese Green Woodpecker

species Picus canus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 - Grey-headed Woodpecker

species Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 - Lesser Yellownape

species Picus dedemi (van Oort, 1911)

species Picus erythropygius (Elliot, 1865) - Black-headed Woodpecker

species Picus puniceus Horsfield, 1821 - Crimson-winged Woodpecker

species Picus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898) - Red-collared Woodpecker

species Picus sharpei (Saunders, 1872) - Iberian Green Woodpecker

species Picus squamatus Vigors, 1831 - Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

species Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847) - Levaillant's Woodpecker

species Picus viridanus Blyth, 1843 - Streak-breasted Woodpecker

species Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 - European Green Woodpecker

species Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818 - Laced Woodpecker

species Picus xanthopygaeus (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) - Streak-throated Woodpecker

Links and literature

The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1301619]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Picus Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019

Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Picus Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 22 April 2021

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