| Leuconotopicus | |
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| White-headed woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Melanerpini |
| Genus: | Leuconotopicus Malherbe, 1845 |
| Species | |
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Leuconotopicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to North and South America.
The genus was erected by the French ornithologist Alfred Malherbe in 1845 with Strickland's woodpecker (Leuconotopicus stricklandi) as the type species. [1] The name Leuconotopicus combines the Ancient Greek leukos meaning "white", nōton meaning "back" and pikos meaning "woodpecker". [2] The genus is sister to the genus Veniliornis and is one of eight genera placed in the tribe Melanerpini within the woodpecker subfamily Picinae. [3] The species now placed in this genus were previously assigned to Picoides . [4] [5]
The genus contains the following six species: [5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-cockaded woodpecker | Leuconotopicus borealis (Vieillot, 1809) | southeastern United States from Florida to Virginia, as far west as eastern Texas and Oklahoma; formerly Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, and Tennessee | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
| Smoky-brown woodpecker | Leuconotopicus fumigatus (D'Orbigny, 1840) Five subspecies
| Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Arizona woodpecker | Leuconotopicus arizonae (Hargitt, 1886) | southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Strickland's woodpecker | Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Malherbe, 1845) | Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Hairy woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766) Seventeen subspecies
| Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States; vagrant to Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| White-headed woodpecker | Leuconotopicus albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850) Two subspecies
| British Columbia through southern California | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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.
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.
Campephilus is a genus of large American woodpeckers in the family Picidae.
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.
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-backed woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae that is found in Southeast Asia.
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.
Mulleripicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. They are found in South and Southeast Asia. The genus forms part of the woodpecker subfamily Picinae and has a sister relationship to the genus Dryocopus whose species are widely distributed in Eurasia and the Americas.
Piculus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Central 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.
Chloropicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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