Blythipicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Campephilini |
| Genus: | Blythipicus Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Picus rubiginosus[1] Swainson, 1837 | |
| Species | |
2, see text | |
Taxonomy
The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.[2] The name was chosen to honour the English zoologist Edward Blyth whose name is combined with the Latin picus meaning "woodpecker".[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the maroon woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855.[4][5] The genus is in the tribe Campephilini, one of five tribes that make up the woodpecker subfamily Picinae. The genus Blythipicus is sister to a clade containing the genera Reinwardtipicus and Chrysocolaptes.[6]
Species
The genus contains two species:[7]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon woodpecker
| Blythipicus rubiginosus (Swainson, 1837) | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Myanmar, Singapore, and southern Thailand. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Bay woodpecker
| Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837) Five subspecies
| Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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