| Chloropicus | |
|---|---|
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| Bearded woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Melanerpini |
| Genus: | Chloropicus Malherbe, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Picus (Chloropicus) pyrrhogaster [1] Malherbe, 1845 | |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
Chloropicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Alfred Malherbe in 1845 with the fire-bellied woodpecker (Chloropicus pyrrhogaster) as the type species. [2] The word Chloropicus is from the Greek khlōros meaning green and pikos meaning woodpecker. [3] Molecular genetic studies have shown that the genus Chloropicus is sister to the genus Dendropicos . [4] [5] Species in this genus were previously sometimes assigned to Dendropicos . [6] [7]
The genus contains the three species: [7]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chloropicus namaquus | Bearded woodpecker | Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe |
 | Chloropicus xantholophus | Yellow-crested woodpecker | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. |
 | Chloropicus pyrrhogaster | Fire-bellied woodpecker | Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and western Cameroon |
Picinae containing the true woodpeckers is one of four subfamilies that make up the woodpecker family Picidae. True woodpeckers are found over much of the world, but do not occur in Madagascar or Australasia.
Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Dinopium is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Campephilus is a genus of large American woodpeckers in the family Picidae.
Dryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers, typically 35–45 cm in length. It has representatives in North and South America, Europe, and Asia; some South American species are endangered. It was believed to be closely related to the American genus Campephilus, but it is part of a different lineage of woodpeckers altogether
Picoides is a genus of woodpeckers that are native to Eurasia and North America, commonly known as three-toed woodpeckers.
Colaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The 14 species are found across the Americas.
Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The species range from the Philippines to the British Isles.
The cardinal woodpecker is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. It is fairly vocal and is easily identified by its call notes. The sexes are distinguishable by their head patterns.
Blythipicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
Campethera is a genus of bird in the family Picidae, or woodpeckers, that are native to sub-Saharan Africa. Most species are native to woodland and savanna rather than deep forest, and multiple species exhibit either arboreal or terrestrial foraging strategies. Its nearest relative is the monotypic genus Geocolaptes of southern Africa, which employs terrestrial foraging and breeding strategies. They are however not close relatives of similar-looking woodpeckers in the "Dendropicos clade".
The brown-backed woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in a belt across the savannah region of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in the east. It is generally uncommon, but has a very large range and the population appears to be steady, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Dendropicos is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae. They are small woodpeckers that are native to the sub-Saharan woodlands and forests.
Meiglyptes is a genus of Southeast Asian birds in the woodpecker family Picidae.
The olive woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
Piculus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Central and South America.
Leuconotopicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to North and South America.
Chrysophlegma is a genus of birds in the woodpeckers family Picidae. These species, found in South and Southeast Asia, were all previously assigned to the genus Picus.
Yungipicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to Asia. The species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Dendrocopos.
Dendrocoptes is a genus of woodpeckers in the native to Eurasia.
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