Dryocopus Boie 1826 (woodpecker)

Aves - Piciformes - Picidae

Parent taxon: Picidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Emslie 1998 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Campephilus, Colaptes, Dendrocopos, Homalopus, Jynginae, Jynx, Melanerpes, Nesoctites, Palaeopicus, Picinae, Picoides, Picumninae, Picumnus, Picus, Pliopicus, Sapheopipo, Sphyrapicus, Uintornis, Xiphidiopicus

Subtaxa: Dryocopus pileatus

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Virginia collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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