Picus

See also: picus, PICUs, pičus, and píčus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”).

Proper noun

Picus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – certain woodpeckers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Piciformes - order; Picidae - family; Picinae - subfamily; Picini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Picus viridis (European green woodpecker) - type species; Picus chlorolophus (lesser yellownape), Picus puniceus (crimson-winged woodpecker), Picus viridanus (streak-breasted woodpecker), Picus vittatus (laced woodpecker), Picus xanthopygaeus (streak-throated woodpecker), Picus squamatus (scaly-bellied woodpecker), Picus awokera (Japanese green woodpecker), Picus sharpei (Iberian green woodpecker), Picus vaillantii (Levaillant's woodpecker), Picus rabieri (red-collared woodpecker), Picus erythropygius (black-headed woodpecker), Picus canus (grey-headed woodpecker) - other species

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Dryocopus, Mulleripicus, Celeus, Piculus, Colaptes - genera

Derived terms

• Blythipicus
• Chloropicus
• Dendropicos
• Leiopicus
• Leuconotopicus
• Mulleripicus
• Picoides
• Piculus
• Picumnus
• Reinwardtipicus
• Sphyrapicus
• Xiphidiopicus
• Yungipicus

References

• Picus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Picus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Picus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Picus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Picus at AnimalBase
• Picus at Encyclopedia of Life
• Picus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN