Dryocopus
Translingual
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Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker)
Etymology
Coined by Friedrich Boie, and first published in the scientific journal Isis in 1826 . From Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + κόπος (kópos, “striking, beating”).
Proper noun
Dryocopus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae.
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): Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker) - type species; Dryocopus hodgei (Andaman woodpecker), Dryocopus javensis (white-bellied woodpecker), Dryocopus lineatus (lineated woodpecker), Dryocopus pileatus (pileated woodpecker), Dryocopus schulzii (black-bodied woodpecker) - other species
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Picus, Mulleripicus, Celeus, Piculus, Colaptes - genera
References
Dryocopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dryocopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dryocopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dryocopus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Dryocopus at AnimalBase
- Dryocopus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Dryocopus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN