Piculus
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Piculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – certain woodpeckers of the tropical and subtropical Americas.
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): Piculus simplex (rufous-winged woodpecker), Piculus callopterus (stripe-cheeked woodpecker), Piculus leucolaemus (white-throated woodpecker), Piculus flavigula (yellow-throated woodpecker), Piculus chrysochloros (golden-green woodpecker), Piculus aurulentus (yellow-browed woodpecker) - species
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Dryocopus, Picus, Mulleripicus, Celeus, Colaptes - genera
References
Piculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Piculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Piculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Piculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Piculus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
