Hemicircus
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| Hemicircus | |
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| File:Hemicircus canente.jpg | |
| Heart-spotted woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Hemicirini |
| Genus: | Hemicircus Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Picus concretus[1] Temminck, 1821
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| Species | |
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see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemicercus | |
Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. Members of the genus are found in India and Southeast Asia.
These are small woodpeckers with short tails. The plumage is mainly black and white.[2]
The genus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the grey-and-buff woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus) as the type species.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek 'hēmi meaning "half" or "small" and kerkos meaning "tail".[5]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus contains two species:[6]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Grey-and-buff woodpecker | Hemicircus sordidus (Temminck, 1821) Two subspecies
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Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Heart-spotted woodpecker | Hemicircus canente (Lesson, 1832) |
Western Ghats and the forests of central India | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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