Dendrocoptes
| Dendrocoptes | |
|---|---|
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| Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Dendropicini |
| Genus: | Dendrocoptes Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Dendrocoptes is a genus of woodpeckers in the (family Picidae) native to Eurasia. Species in this genus were previously assigned to Dendrocopos, where some taxonomic authorities still keep the entire group.[1][2] The taxonomic committee of the British Ornithologists' Union have recommended an alternative arrangement in which the genera Dendrocoptes and Leiopicus are combined into a larger Dendropicos.[3]
The genus contains three species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendrocoptes dorae | Arabian woodpecker | southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen | |
 | Dendrocoptes auriceps | Brown-fronted woodpecker | Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan. |
| Dendrocoptes medius | Middle spotted woodpecker | northern Spain and France east to Poland and Ukraine, and south to central Italy (where local), the Balkan Peninsula, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran |
References
- ↑ Fuchs, J.; Pons, J.M. (2015). "A new classification of the pied woodpeckers assemblage (Dendropicini, Picidae) based on a comprehensive multi-locus phylogeny". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 88: 28–37. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.03.016. PMID 25818851.
- 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Sangster, G.; et al. (2016). "Taxonomic recommendations for Western Palearctic birds: 11th report". Ibis. 158 (1): 206–212. doi:10.1111/ibi.12322.
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