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Dryobates

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Kingdom
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Picidae

Higher classification
  
Woodpecker

Order
  
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Similar
  
Woodpecker, Bird, Leuconotopicus, Lesser spotted w, Leiopicus

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Dryobates is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae. It contains the following species:

Contents

  • Nuttall's woodpecker Dryobates nuttalli
  • Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
  • Ladder-backed woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
  • Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor
  • Scarlet-breasted woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
  • Crimson-breasted woodpecker Dryobates pernyii
  • The name of the genus was introduced by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie in 1826. The word Dryobates is from the Greek druos meaning woodland and batēs meaning walker.

    Downy woodpecker dryobates pubescens eating birdseed


    References

    Dryobates Wikipedia


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