Dryobates
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| Male Nuttall's woodpecker in California, USA | |
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| Genus: | Dryobates F. Boie, 1826
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Dryobates is a genus of woodpeckers in the Picidae family. It contains the following species:[1]
- Nuttall's woodpecker Dryobates nuttalli
- Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Ladder-backed woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
- Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Scarlet-breasted woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
- Crimson-breasted woodpecker Dryobates pernyii
The name of the genus was introduced by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie in 1826.[2] The word Dryobates is from the Greek druos meaning woodland and batēs meaning walker.[3]
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht". Isis von Oken (in German). 18–19. Jena. Col 977.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.