| Dendrocopos Temporal range:
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| White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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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.
- ^ "Dendrocopos Koch 1816". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.