Family Picidae Phylum Chordata | Class Aves Scientific name Leuconotopicus Rank Genus | |
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Similar Strickland's woodpecker, Woodpecker, Guatemalan flicker, Black‑dotted piculet, Pampas flicker |
Hairy woodpecker leuconotopicus villosus
Leuconotopicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to North and South America. Species in this genus were previously assigned to Picoides.
The name of the genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Alfred Malherbe in 1845. The word Leuconotopicus is from the Greek leukos meaning white, nōton back and pikos woodpecker.
The genus contains the following six species:
References
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