Piculus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Picidae
Subfamilia: Picinae
Genus: Piculus
Species: P. auricularis - P. aurulentus - P. callopterus - P. chrysochloros - P. flavigula - P. leucolaemus - P. litae - P. rivolii - P. rubiginosus - P. simplex

Name

Piculus Spix, 1824

Reference

Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis suscepto, collegit et descripsit Dr. J.B. de Spix. 1 p.3ofindex

Piculus is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.

It contains the following species:

* Rufous-winged Woodpecker (Piculus simplex)
* Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (Piculus callopterus)
* Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae)
* White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus)
* Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula)
* Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros)
* Yellow-browed Woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus)

Three other species, formerly placed here, are now in Colaptes.