Dryobates
| Dryobates | |
|---|---|
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| Male Nuttall's woodpecker in California, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Dryobates |
| Species | |
|
Six, see text | |
Dryobates is a genus of woodpeckers in the Picidae family. It consists of the following species:
- Nuttall's woodpecker Dryobates nuttalli[1]
- Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens[2]
- Ladder-backed woodpecker Dryobates scalaris[3]
- Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor[4]
- Scarlet-breasted woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius[5]
- Crimson-breasted woodpecker Dryobates pernyii[6]