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Picus

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Gattung der Familie Spechte (Picidae)

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*Picus* is a genus of birds within the family Picidae. It belongs to the order Piciformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted. Its parent taxon is the subfamily Picinae.

Records for this genus are held by institutions including SBMNH, USNM, ROM, YPM, and FMNH. Associated data includes 217 records and 410 media items. Geographic occurrences have been documented in the United States, India, Pakistan, Uganda, and Thailand. The genus has 3,234,554 occurrence records and 144,058 observations. One species within the group is commonly known as the Great Spotted Woodpecker.

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Species

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Picus

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPiciformes
  5. FamilyPicidae
Observations144,058
Observations recorded3,234,554

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
217
With media
410
Family
Picidae
Collections
SBMNH, USNM, ROM, YPM, FMNH, CLO
Recorded in
United States, India, Pakistan, Uganda, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal

Wikidata facts

Instance of
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Parent taxon
Picinae
Image
Grünspecht Picus viridis.jpg
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Commons category
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Category:Picus (genus)
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Article · Deutsch

Picus ist eine Gattung der Spechte (Picidae), die in der Paläarktis und der Orientalischen Region mit 12 Arten vertreten ist. In Mitteleuropa leben von diesen der Grünspecht (Picus viridis) und der Grauspecht (Picus canus).

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