Dryocopus

Translingual

Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker)

Etymology

Coined by Friedrich Boie, and first published in the scientific journal Isis in 1826 [1]. From Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + κόπος (kópos, “striking, beating”).

Proper noun

Dryocopus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae.

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): Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker) - type species; Dryocopus hodgei (Andaman woodpecker), Dryocopus javensis (white-bellied woodpecker), Dryocopus lineatus (lineated woodpecker), Dryocopus pileatus (pileated woodpecker), Dryocopus schulzii (black-bodied woodpecker) - other species

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Picus, Mulleripicus, Celeus, Piculus, Colaptes - genera

References

• Dryocopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dryocopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dryocopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dryocopus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Dryocopus at AnimalBase
• Dryocopus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN