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Dryocopus
Sign in to saveDryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers, typically 35–45 cm in length. It has representatives in North and South America, Europe, and Asia; some South American species are endangered. It was believed to be closely related to the American genus Campephilus, but it is part of a different lineage of woodpeckers altogether (Benz et al., 2006)
Species
Pileated Woodpecker
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyPicidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Picidae
- Collections
- CMNH, CUMV, UMMZ, ROM, UMZC, UNICAMP
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, Paraguay, Malawi, Argentina, Argentine, Guatemala
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- PileatedWoodpeckerOnLog1.jpg
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- Dryocopus
- taxon name
- Dryocopus
- topic's main category
- Category:Dryocopus
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- Dryocopus
- taxon common name
- Svartspetter
- taxon range
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers, typically 35–45 cm in length. It has representatives in North and South America, Europe, and Asia; some South American species are endangered. It was believed to be closely related to the American genus Campephilus, but it is part of a different lineage of woodpeckers altogether (Benz et al., 2006)
Their breeding habitat is forested areas with large trees, where they nest in a large cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree. They may excavate a new hole each year, creating habitat for other large cavity nesting birds. They are non-migratory permanent residents.
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