Hemicircus
Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. Members of the genus are found in India and Southeast Asia.
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Heart-spotted woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Tribe: | Malarpicini |
Genus: | Hemicircus Swainson, 1837 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Hemicercus |
These are small woodpeckers with short tails. The plumage is mainly black and white.[1]
The genus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the grey-and-buff woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus) as the type species.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek 'hēmi meaning "half" or "small" and kerkos meaning "tail".[4]
Species
The genus contains two species:[5]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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![]() | Grey-and-buff woodpecker | Hemicircus sordidus | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java |
![]() | Heart-spotted woodpecker | Hemicircus canente | Western Ghats and the forests of central India |
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References
- Short, Lester L. (1982). Woodpeckers of the World. Monograph Series 4. Greenville, Delaware: Delaware Museum of Natural History. p. 525. ISBN 0-913176-05-2.
- Swainson, William John (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Volume 2. London: John Taylor. p. 306.
- Peters, James Lee, ed. (1948). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 6. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 223.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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