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Melanerpes Flavifrons1
''Melanerpes'' is a genus of woodpeckers of the family Picidae found in the New World. The 24 members of the genus are mostly colourful birds, conspicuously barred in black and white, with some red and yellow. Taxonomy The genus ''Melanerpes'' was introduced by the English ornithologist William John Swainson in 1832 to accommodate the red-headed woodpecker (''Melanerpes erythrocephalus''). The generic name combines the Ancient Greek ''melas'' meaning "black" with ''herpēs'' meaning "creeper". The genus forms part of the large tribe ''Melanerpini'', which also includes the North American sapsuckers in the genus ''Sphyrapicus'' and the monotypic genus ''Xiphidiopicus'' containing only the Cuban green woodpecker (''Xiphidiopicus percussus''). Characteristics Members of ''Melanerpes'' are small to medium-sized woodpeckers found exclusively in the New World. Some are West Indian endemics, and include species from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Guadeloupe; one subspecies, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-bellied Woodpecker
The red-bellied woodpecker (''Melanerpes carolinus'') is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada. Though it has a vivid orange-red crown and nape it is not to be confused with the red-headed woodpecker, a separate species of woodpecker in the same genus with an entirely red head and neck that sports a solid black back and white belly. The red-bellied earns its name from the pale reddish blush of its lower underside. Taxonomy The English naturalist Mark Catesby described and illustrated the red-bellied woodpecker in his book ''The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands'' which was published between 1729 and 1732. Catesby used the English name "The Red-bellied Wood-pecker" and the Latin ''Picus ventre rubro''. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ''Systema Naturae'' for the tenth edition, he included the red-bellied woodpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Woodpecker - Pantanal MG 8994 (16223107320)
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
The yellow-tufted woodpecker (''Melanerpes cruentatus'') is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Taxonomy The yellow-tufted woodpecker was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux'' from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the ''Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle'' which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name ''Picus cruentatus'' in his catalogue of the ''Planches Enluminées''. The yellow-tuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acorn Woodpecker
The acorn woodpecker (''Melanerpes formicivorus'') is a medium-sized woodpecker, long, with an average weight of . Taxonomy The acorn woodpecker was formally described in 1827 by the English naturalist William John Swainson under the binomial name ''Picus formicivorus'' from a specimen collected in Mexico. The specific epithet combines the Latin ''formica'' meaning "ant" with ''-vorus'' meaning "eating". The type locality is Temascaltepec in Mexico. The acorn woodpecker is one of 24 species now placed in the genus ''Melanerpes'' that was introduced by Swainson in 1832. Within ''Melanerpes'' the acorn woodpecker is sister to a clade containing two South American species: the white woodpecker (''Melanerpes candidus'') and the white-fronted woodpecker (''Melanerpes cactorum''). Seven subspecies are recognised: * ''M. f. bairdi'' Ridgway, 1881 – Oregon (USA) to north Baja California (Mexico) * ''M. f. angustifrons'' Baird, SF, 1870 – south Baja California (Mexico) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acorn Woodpecker On Black Oak Tree
The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera ''Quercus'' and ''Lithocarpus'', in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains one seed (occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns are long and on the fat side. Acorns take between 5 and 24 months (depending on the species) to mature; see the list of ''Quercus'' species for details of oak classification, in which acorn morphology and phenology are important factors. Etymology The word ''acorn'' (earlier ''akerne'', and ''acharn'') is related to the Gothic name ''akran'', which had the sense of "fruit of the unenclosed land". The word was applied to the most important forest produce, that of the oak. Chaucer spoke of "achornes of okes" in the 14th century. By degrees, popular etymology connected the word both with "corn" and "oak-horn", and the spelling changed accordingly. The current spelling (emerged 15c.-16c.), derives from associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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