| Dendrocopos Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Melanerpini |
| Genus: | Dendrocopos Koch, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Picus major [2] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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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.
The genus Dendrocopos was introduced in 1816 by the German naturalist Carl Ludwig Koch. [3] The name combines the Ancient Greek dendron meaning "tree" with kopos meaning "striking". [4] 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. [5] [6]
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. [7] [8]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
 | Dendrocopos macei | Fulvous-breasted woodpecker | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Myanmar |
 | Dendrocopos analis | Freckle-breasted woodpecker | Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam |
 | Dendrocopos atratus | Stripe-breasted woodpecker | India to Vietnam and the province of Yunnan in southwestern China |
 | Dendrocopos darjellensis | Darjeeling woodpecker | Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet |
 | Dendrocopos himalayensis | Himalayan woodpecker | Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan |
| Dendrocopos assimilis | Sind woodpecker | India, Iran, and Pakistan | |
 | Dendrocopos syriacus | Syrian woodpecker | southeastern Europe east to Iran |
 | Dendrocopos leucopterus | White-winged woodpecker | Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
 | Dendrocopos major | Great spotted woodpecker | British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia |
 | Dendrocopos noguchii | Okinawa woodpecker | Okinawa in Japan |
 | Dendrocopos leucotos | White-backed woodpecker | Eastern Europe across the Palearctic to Japan |
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The lesser spotted woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Dendrocopos. Some taxonomic authorities continue to list the species there.
Serinus is a genus of small birds in the finch family Fringillidae found in West Asia, Europe and Africa. The birds usually have some yellow in their plumage. The genus was introduced in 1816 by the German naturalist Carl Ludwig Koch. Its name is Neo-Latin for "canary-yellow".
The hairy woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. With an estimated population in 2020 of almost nine million individuals, the hairy woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern. Some nomenclature authorities, such as the eBird/Clements checklist, place this species in the genus Dryobates.
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.
The middle spotted woodpecker is a European woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocoptes.
The white-backed woodpecker is a Eurasian woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocopos.
Edward Hargitt was a Scottish ornithologist and landscape painter.
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.
Blythipicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
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.
The olive woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
Euodice is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. These species are from the dry zones of Africa and India and are commonly referred to as silverbills. They were formerly included in the genus Lonchura.
Leuconotopicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to North and South America.
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.
Chloropicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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