Aves - Piciformes - Picidae
Synonyms: Asyndesmus Coues 1866, Bathoceleus Brodkorb 1959, Centurus Swainson 1837
Parent taxon: Picidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1959, Olson and Hilgartner 1982, Parmalee 1992, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Campephilus, Colaptes, Dendrocopos, Dryocopus, Homalopus, Jynginae, Jynx, Nesoctites, Palaeopicus, Picinae, Picoides, Picumninae, Picumnus, Picus, Pliopicus, Sapheopipo, Sphyrapicus, Uintornis, Xiphidiopicus
Subtaxa: Melanerpes carolinus Melanerpes erythrocephalus Melanerpes formicivorus Melanerpes lewis Melanerpes striatus Melanerpes superciliaris
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (4 collections), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (1), United States (16: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia)
Total: 23 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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