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Dendropicos
''Dendropicos'' is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae. They are small woodpeckers that are native to the sub-Saharan woodlands and forests. Taxonomy The genus ''Dendropicos'' was introduced by the French ornithologist, Alfred Malherbe in 1849. The type species was subsequently designated as one of the subspecies of the cardinal woodpecker. The word ''Dendropicos'' comes from the Greek ''dendron'' meaning tree and ''pikos'' for woodpecker. Molecular genetic studies have shown that the genus ''Dendropicos'' is sister to the genus ''Chloropicus''. The genus ''Dendropicos'' formerly contained several additional species. A 2015 molecular phylogenetic study that analysed nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from pied woodpeckers found that ''Dendropicos'' was polyphyletic. In the rearranged genera the bearded, fire-bellied and yellow breasted woodpeckers were moved to ''Chloropicus'' while the Arabian woodpecker was moved to ''Dendrocoptes''. The taxonomic committee of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendropicos Gabonensis Keulemans
''Dendropicos'' is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae. They are small woodpeckers that are native to the sub-Saharan woodlands and forests. Taxonomy The genus ''Dendropicos'' was introduced by the French ornithologist, Alfred Malherbe in 1849. The type species was subsequently designated as one of the subspecies of the cardinal woodpecker. The word ''Dendropicos'' comes from the Greek ''dendron'' meaning tree and ''pikos'' for woodpecker. Molecular genetic studies have shown that the genus ''Dendropicos'' is sister to the genus ''Chloropicus''. The genus ''Dendropicos'' formerly contained several additional species. A 2015 molecular phylogenetic study that analysed nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from pied woodpeckers found that ''Dendropicos'' was polyphyletic. In the rearranged genera the bearded, fire-bellied and yellow breasted woodpeckers were moved to ''Chloropicus'' while the Arabian woodpecker was moved to ''Dendrocoptes''. The taxonomic committee of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Woodpecker
The cardinal woodpecker (''Dendropicos fuscescens'') is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. It is fairly vocal and is easily identified by its call notes. The sexes are distinguishable by their head patterns. Taxonomy The cardinal woodpecker was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot under the binomial name ''Picus fuscescens''. This woodpecker is now placed with 11 other sub-Saharan woodpeckers in the genus ''Dendropicos'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist, Alfred Malherbe in 1849. The word ''Dendropicos'' combines the Ancient Greek ''dendron'' meaning tree with ''pikos'' meaning woodpecker. The specific epithet ''fuscescens'' is Modern Latin for "blackish". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2017 found that the cardinal woodpecker was sister to the speckle-breasted woodpecker (''Dendropicos poecilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Woodpecker
The cardinal woodpecker (''Dendropicos fuscescens'') is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. It is fairly vocal and is easily identified by its call notes. The sexes are distinguishable by their head patterns. Taxonomy The cardinal woodpecker was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot under the binomial name ''Picus fuscescens''. This woodpecker is now placed with 11 other sub-Saharan woodpeckers in the genus ''Dendropicos'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist, Alfred Malherbe in 1849. The word ''Dendropicos'' combines the Ancient Greek ''dendron'' meaning tree with ''pikos'' meaning woodpecker. The specific epithet ''fuscescens'' is Modern Latin for "blackish". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2017 found that the cardinal woodpecker was sister to the speckle-breasted woodpecker (''Dendropicos poecilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabon Woodpecker
The Gabon woodpecker (''Dendropicos gabonensis'') is a species of small woodpecker in the family Picidae which occurs in western central Africa. Description The Gabon woodpecker is a small woodpecker with a short bill which is quite broad at the base. It has plain green upperparts, a plain dark tail and heavily spotted underparts with a yellowish background colour. The crown is brownish but the males have a red hindcrown and nape, as well as an indistinct, narrow moustachial. The adult females lack red on the head, however both sexes of juveniles have red on the centre of the crown. The subspecies ''D.g. reichenowi''has a more distinct moustachial stripe, broader underpart streaking and a lesser extent of red on the adult male's head than the nominate subspecies. They are 16–17 cm in length and weigh 24–30 g. Distribution, subspecies and taxonomy There are two currently recognised subspecies, they and their distribution are: *''Dendropicos gabonensis reichenowi'' Sj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abyssinian Woodpecker
The Abyssinian woodpecker (''Dendropicos abyssinicus''), also known as the golden-backed woodpecker or the golden-mantled woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It appears to be a close relative of the cardinal woodpecker ''Dendropicos fuscescens''. Description The Abyssinian woodpecker is a very small woodpecker with a relatively long and broad bill. It has a golden yellow back and mantle with a bright red rump and barred wings and barred tail, the underparts are pale and heavily streaked with black. The head is striped and the male is distinguished by having a red nape and crown. The brown stripe through the eye and the golden mantle separate this species from the related Cardinal Woodpecker. It measured in length and weighs . Distribution and habitat The Abyssinian woodpecker is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. It occurs north, up to central Eritrea and the Degua Tembien mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Grey Woodpecker
The little grey woodpecker (''Dendropicos elachus''), also known as the Sahelian woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan. This species is described as somewhat rare, but it has a very large range and the population appears to be steady, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Description The little grey woodpecker is a very small woodpecker, growing to a length of between . The beak is relatively long and broad. The male has a red hind crown and nape while the female lacks these. Otherwise the sexes are similar. The head is brown with a slight white supercilium and a narrow darker brown moustachial stripe. The upper parts of the body are greyish-brown barred with white and so are the wings and tail. The rump and upper tail coverts are red, which is particularly noticeable in flight. The beak is gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
The speckle-breasted woodpecker (''Dendropicos poecilolaemus'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Range It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda. References speckle-breasted woodpecker Birds of Central Africa speckle-breasted woodpecker The speckle-breasted woodpecker (''Dendropicos poecilolaemus'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Range It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{woodpecker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Woodpecker
The Arabian woodpecker (''Dendrocoptes dorae'') or Sarat woodpecker, is a bird species of the family Picidae, native to the Sarawat Mountains of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is the only woodpecker that breeds on the Arabian Peninsula. This species was first described in 1935 by the American naturalist George Latimer Bates and the Scottish zoologist Norman Boyd Kinnear, the scientific name being proposed by their occasional co-worker, the British Arabist St John Philby, in honour of his wife Dora. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place the species in ''Dendrocopos'', while others place it genus ''Dendropicos''. Description The Arabian woodpecker grows to a length of about . The male has a brownish or pale grey head with a bright red patch on the crown and nape. The back, wings, and tail are olive-grey to brown streaked with white, and the wings are barred with white. The underparts are grey streaked with white and the belly has the central area suffused with red. The fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-crested Woodpecker
The yellow-crested woodpecker (''Chloropicus xantholophus''), also known as the golden-crowned woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Some taxonomic authorities place this species in ''Dendropicos''. Its typical habitat is wet tropical forest and it is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Description The yellow-crested woodpecker grows to a length of . The male has a small golden patch with black flecking on the crown, most noticeable in display, but the female lacks this. In other respects, the sexes are similar, the forehead being brown and the cheeks and throat whitish; there is a broad black streak through the eye which extends to the sides of the neck. The nape is black and the upper parts of the body are dull brownish-olive, usually plain but sometimes slightly barred. The rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish and the tail cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearded Woodpecker
The bearded woodpecker (''Chloropicus namaquus'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fairly common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in ''Dendropicos''. Description The bearded woodpecker is one of the largest woodpeckers in Africa growing to a length of about . The head is distinctive with a black moustache, a broad black eye-stripe and black crown contrasting with a white supercilium, face, chin and throat. The male has a red hind crown which the female lacks. The mantle is black and the rest of the upper parts are yellowish-brown with narrow white barring. The tail is brown, barred white, the feathers having yellowish shafts. The underparts are grey with narrow white barring. The be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire-bellied Woodpecker
The fire-bellied woodpecker (''Chloropicus pyrrhogaster'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and western Cameroon. A common species, the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in ''Dendropicos''. Description The upper parts of the fire-bellied woodpecker are olive or bronze with slight barring. The wings are brown with some light barring and the upper-tail blackish. The rump and upper tail coverts are crimson. The head and throat are white, boldly marked with a blackish malar streak that extends onto the breast, and a post-ocular streak extending onto the ear-coverts. The breast is cream with dark chevrons on the flanks, the central region and belly being scarlet as far as the vent. The long, sharp beak is grey as are the legs. The sexes are different; the male has a red crown and nape while the female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloropicus
''Chloropicus'' is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Alfred Malherbe in 1845 with the fire-bellied woodpecker (''Chloropicus pyrrhogaster'') as the type species. The word ''Chloropicus'' is from the Greek ''khlōros'' meaning green and ''pikos'' meaning woodpecker. Molecular genetic studies have shown that the genus ''Chloropicus'' is sister to the genus ''Dendropicos''. Species in this genus were previously sometimes assigned to ''Dendropicos ''Dendropicos'' is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae. They are small woodpeckers that are native to the sub-Saharan woodlands and forests. Taxonomy The genus ''Dendropicos'' was introduced by the French ornithologist, Alfred Malherbe ...''. The genus contains the three species: References Bird genera Taxa named by Alfred Malherbe {{woodpecker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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