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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
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyPicidae
via GBIF
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
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- Picus
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- Picus
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