Dendrocopos

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Dendrocopos
Dendrocopos nanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Dendrocopos Koch, 1816
Species
21, see text

Dendrocopos is a widepread genus of woodpeckers from Asia and Europe and Northern Africa. They range from the Philippines to the British Isles.

[edit] List of Species

• Sulawesi Woodpecker, Dendrocopos temminckii
• Philippine Woodpecker, Dendrocopos maculatus
• Brown-capped Woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus
• Sunda Woodpecker, Dendrocopos moluccensis
• Grey-capped Woodpecker, Dendrocopos canicapillus
• Pygmy Woodpecker, Dendrocopos kizuki
• Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos auriceps
• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei
• Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos atratus
• Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Dendrocopos mahrattensis
• Arabian Woodpecker, Dendrocopos dorae
• Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Dendrocopos hyperythrus
• Darjeeling Woodpecker, Dendrocopos darjellensis
• Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos cathpharius
• Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos medius
• White-backed Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
• Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
• Syrian Woodpecker, Dendrocopos syriacus
• White-winged Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucopterus
• Sind Woodpecker, Dendrocopos assimilis
• Himalayan Woodpecker, Dendrocopos himalayensis