Dendrocopos
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Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The species range from the Philippines to the British Isles.
Taxonomy
The genus Dendrocopos was introduced in 1816 by the German naturalist Carl Ludwig Koch.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek dendron meaning "tree" with kopos meaning "striking".[2] The type species was designated as the great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) by the Scottish ornithologist Edward Hargitt in 1890 in his catalogue of woodpeckers in the collection of the British Museum.[3][4]
The genus at one time contained around 25 species. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pied woodpeckers published in 2015 found that Dendrocopos was polyphyletic. In the rearranged genera the number of species in Dendrocopos was reduced to 12 as listed below.[5][6]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Rufous-bellied Woodpecker - Bhutan S4E8773.jpg | Dendrocopos hyperythrus | Rufous-bellied woodpecker | Indian subcontinent and Southeast and East Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam |
| File:Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei) at Kolkata I IMG 3848.jpg | Dendrocopos macei | Fulvous-breasted woodpecker | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Myanmar |
| File:Freckle-breasted Woodpecker.jpg | Dendrocopos analis | Freckle-breasted woodpecker | Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam |
| File:Stripe-breasted Woodpecker.jpg | Dendrocopos atratus | Stripe-breasted woodpecker | India to Vietnam and the province of Yunnan in southwestern China |
| File:Darjeeling Woodpecker - Bhutan S4E9850 (16224265649).jpg | Dendrocopos darjellensis | Darjeeling woodpecker | Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet |
| File:Himalayan Woodpecker (Male) I2 IMG 3947.jpg | Dendrocopos himalayensis | Himalayan woodpecker | Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan |
| File:Dendrocopos assimilis, Bandar Abbas, Iran 1.jpg | Dendrocopos assimilis | Sind woodpecker | India (extreme west), Iran, and Pakistan |
| File:Dendrocopos syriacus.jpg | Dendrocopos syriacus | Syrian woodpecker | southeastern Europe east to Iran |
| File:White-winged Woodpecker.jpg | Dendrocopos leucopterus | White-winged woodpecker | Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| File:Great Spotted Woodpecker - Kisjuszallas - Hungary S4E0087 (15671932980).jpg | Dendrocopos major | Great spotted woodpecker | British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia |
| File:ノグチゲラ ドラミング準備中 20190426.jpg | Dendrocopos noguchii | Okinawa woodpecker | Okinawa in Japan |
| File:Dendrocopos leucotos 2.jpg | Dendrocopos leucotos | White-backed woodpecker | Eastern Europe across the Palearctic to Japan |
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References
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