Picidae
Translingual
Etymology
Pronunciation
- English: IPA(key): /ˈpɪsəˌdiː/
Proper noun
Picidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Piciformes – many woodpeckers and similar birds.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Piciformes – order
Hyponyms
- (family): Jynginae, Picinae, Picumninae – subfamilies
- Blythipicus, Campephilus, Campethera, Celeus, Chloropicus, Chrysocolaptes, Chrysophlegma, Colaptes, Dendrocopos, Dendrocoptes, Dendropicos, Dinopium, Dryobates, Dryocopus, Gecinulus, Geocolaptes, Hemicircus, Jynx, Leiopicus, Leuconotopicus, Meiglyptes, Melanerpes, Micropternus, Mulleripicus, Nesoctites, Pardipicus, Picoides, Piculus, Picumnus, Picus, Sasia, Sphyrapicus, Veniliornis, Xiphidiopicus, Yungipicus – genera
References
- Picidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Picidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Picidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- “Picidae”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.