Picus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family. It has representatives in Europe, Asia and North Africa. The genus name is Latin for "woodpecker". The genus Picus was erected by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. These are large woodpeckers, typically with green upperparts.

Picoides is a genus of woodpeckers (family Picidae) that are native to Eurasia and North America, commonly known as three-toed woodpeckers.

The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related species found in Europe.

Mar 4, 2020 · Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eugwoo2.01

As part of the Picidae family within the order Piciformes, the Picus genus boasts various woodpecker species with a distribution that spans Europe, Asia, and Africa. Tracing their evolutionary roots reveals a rich history that dates back to ancient times.

Mar 4, 2020 · Gray-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gyfwoo1.01

Picus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family. It has representatives in Europe, Asia and North Africa. The genus name is Latin for a woodpecker. The type species was originally unclear, but is likely to have been the European green woodpecker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picus_ (genus) 1.

genus Picus species Picus canus Name Synonyms Pincus canus Homonyms Picus canus J.F.Gmelin, 1788 Common names Grauspecht in German Grauspecht in German Grauspecht in German Grauspecht in German Gray-headed Woodpecker in English Gray-headed Woodpecker in English Gray-headed ...

Mar 4, 2020 · Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.scbwoo1.01

The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a large green woodpecker with a bright red crown and a black moustache. Males have a red centre to the moustache stripe which is absent in females.