| Dryobates | |
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| MaleNuttall's woodpecker in California, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Melanerpini |
| Genus: | Dryobates F. Boie, 1826 |
| Species | |
Seven, see text | |
Dryobates is agenus of birds in the woodpecker familyPicidae. The species are widely distributed and occur in both Eurasia and the Americas.
The genusDryobates was named by the German naturalistFriedrich Boie in 1826 with thedowny woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) as thetype species.[1]
The genus nameDryobates is from the Greek compound word δρυο-βάτης : 'woodland walker'; fromδρῦς :drus (genitiveδρυός :dryós) meaning woodland and-βάτης :-bátēs meaning walker.[2] In theeBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, the genusDryobates is expanded to include all the species inLeuconotopicus andVeniliornis.[3]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuttall's woodpecker
| Dryobates nuttallii (Gambel, 1843) | northern California extending south towards the northwest region of Baja California, Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Downy woodpecker
| Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) | North America | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Ladder-backed woodpecker
| Dryobates scalaris (Wagler, 1829) | Southwestern United States (north to extreme southern Nevada and extreme southeastern Colorado), most of Mexico, and locally in Central America as far south as Nicaragua | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Lesser spotted woodpecker
| Dryobates minor (Linnaeus, 1758) Thirteen subspecies
| Europe and northern Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Crimson-naped woodpecker
| Dryobates cathpharius (Blyth, 1843) Two subspecies
| Bhutan,China,India,Myanmar andNepal | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Necklaced woodpecker
| Dryobates pernyii (Verreaux, J,, 1867) | Bangladesh,China,Laos,Myanmar,Thailand, andVietnam | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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