Dendrocopos

Dendrocopos
Temporal range: 2.588–0 Ma[1]
White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ "Dendrocopos Koch 1816". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.