Yungipicus
| Yungipicus | |
|---|---|
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| Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus nanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordate |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Yungipicus Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Species | |
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7 | |
Yungipicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the (family Picidae) native to Asia. The species in this genus were previously assigned to Dendrocopos.[1][2]
The genus includes seven species:[2]
- Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus temminckii
- Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus nanus
- Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
- Doerries' pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi
- Philippine pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus maculatus
- Sulu pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus ramsayi
- Sunda pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus moluccensis
- Japanese pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus kizuki
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.
- 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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