Genus

Melanerpes (Melanerpes woodpeckers)

Melanerpes formicivorus. Photo: (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Melanerpes is a genus of woodpeckers of the family Picidae found in the New World. It is included in the tribe Dendropicini and contains 24 species. Members of the genus are mostly colourful birds, conspicuously barred in black and white, with some red and yellow.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)
        Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
        Genus: Melanerpes (Melanerpes woodpeckers)
        Species: Melanerpes lewis (Lewis’s woodpecker)
        Species: Melanerpes formicivorus (Acorn woodpecker)

Subtaxa

Species: Melanerpes lewis (Lewis’s woodpecker)

Species: Melanerpes formicivorus (Acorn woodpecker)

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