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Picus

Reptilia - Piciformes - Picidae

Taxonomy
Picus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Picidae by Lambrecht (1933), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Picus Linnaeus
1933Picus Lambrecht p. 630
2002Picus Mlikovsky p. 149
2017Picus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
Picoclamatores
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderPiciformesMeyer and Wolf 1810
familyPicidaeVigors 1825
genusPicusLinnaeus 1758

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. Picus Linnaeus 1758
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Picus canus Gmelin 1788 [gray-headed woodpecker]
Picus gaudryi Depéret 1887
Picus peregrinabundus Umans'ka 1981
Picus viridis Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian green woodpecker]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:38:55
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:38:55
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ukraine P. peregrinabundus (39816)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) P. viridis (35457)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy P. canus (197926)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Siracusa) P. viridis (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain P. viridis (197938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Romania P. canus (197946)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Italy P. canus (197787) P. viridis (197769)