Yungipicus
| Yungipicus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus nanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Subfamily: | Picinae |
| Genus: | Yungipicus Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
Yungipicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the (family Picidae) native to Asia. The species in this genus were previously assigned to Dendrocopos, [1][2]in fact, some taxonomic authorities continue to list the species there.
The genus includes seven species:[2]
- Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus temminckii
- Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus nanus
- Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
- Doerries' pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi
- Philippine pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus maculatus
- Sulu pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus ramsayi
- Sunda pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus moluccensis
- Japanese pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus kizuki
References
- ↑ Fuchs, J.; Pons, J.M. (2015). "A new classification of the pied woodpeckers assemblage (Dendropicini, Picidae) based on a comprehensive multi-locus phylogeny". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 88: 28–37. PMID 25818851. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.03.016.
- 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.