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Pici
Taxonomy
Picae was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was corrected as Pici by Gadow (1898), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Mayr (2001), Mayr (2005), Mayr (2005), Mayr (2006), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Gadow (1898); to Piciformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Mayr (2001), Mayr (2005), Mayr (2006) and Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2005) and Mayr (2022).
It was corrected as Pici by Gadow (1898), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Mayr (2001), Mayr (2005), Mayr (2005), Mayr (2006), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Gadow (1898); to Piciformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Mayr (2001), Mayr (2005), Mayr (2006) and Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2005) and Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subor. Pici Linnaeus 1758
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Superfm. Capitonoidea
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Invalid names: Capitonidae Bonaparte 1840 [empty], Rhamphastidae Vigors 1825 [empty]
Fm. Indicatoridae Swainson 1837 [honeyguide]
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G. Indicator Stephens 1815 [honeyguide]
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Indicator archipelagicus Temminck 1832 [Malay honeyguide]
Indicator exilis Cassin 1856 [Least honeyguide]
Indicator indicator Sparrman 1777 [Greater honeyguide]
Indicator maculatus Gray 1847 [Spotted honeyguide]
Indicator meliphilus Oberholser 1905 [Pallid honeyguide]
Indicator minor Stephens 1815 [Lesser honeyguide]
Indicator pumilio Chapin 1958 [Dwarf honeyguide]
Indicator variegatus Lesson 1830 [Scaly-throated honeyguide]
Indicator willcocksi Alexander 1901 [Willcockss honeyguide]
Indicator xanthonotus Blyth 1842 [Yellow-rumped honeyguide]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available