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Melanerpes
Taxonomy
Melanerpes was named by Swainson (1832). It is extant.
It was assigned to Picidae by Wetmore (1962), Parmalee and Klippel (1982), Parmalee (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Picidae by Wetmore (1962), Parmalee and Klippel (1982), Parmalee (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Melanerpes Swainson |
| 1837 | Centurus Swainson |
| 1866 | Asyndesmus Coues |
| 1940 | Asyndesmus Wetmore p. 70 |
| 1956 | Asyndesmus Wetmore p. 90 |
| 1959 | Bathoceleus Brodkorb |
| 1962 | Centurus Wetmore p. 11 |
| 1962 | Melanerpes Wetmore p. 11 |
| 1982 | Melanerpes Parmalee and Klippel p. 366 |
| 1992 | Melanerpes Parmalee p. 314 |
| 2017 | Melanerpes Clements et al. |
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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.
G. Melanerpes Swainson 1832
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Melanerpes carolinus Linnaeus 1758 [red-bellied woodpecker]
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [red-headed woodpecker]
Melanerpes formicivorus Swainson 1827 [acorn woodpecker]
Melanerpes lewis Gray 1849 [Lewis's woodpecker]
Melanerpes striatus Statius Muller 1776 [Hispaniolan woodpecker]
Melanerpes superciliaris Temminck 1827 [West Indian woodpecker]
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Invalid names: Bathoceleus hyphalus Brodkorb 1959 [synonym]
Invalid names: Asyndesmus Coues 1866 [synonym], Bathoceleus Brodkorb 1959 [synonym], Centurus Swainson 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available