Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. Members of the genus are found in India and Southeast Asia.
| Hemicircus | |
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| Heart-spotted woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Hemicirini |
| Genus: | Hemicircus Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Picus concretus[1] Temminck, 1821
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hemicercus | |
These are small woodpeckers with short tails. The plumage is mainly black and white.[2]
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.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek 'hēmi meaning "half" or "small" and kerkos meaning "tail".[5]
Species
editThe genus contains two species:[6]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Grey-and-buff woodpecker
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Hemicircus sordidus (Temminck, 1821) Two subspecies
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Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Heart-spotted woodpecker
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Hemicircus canente (Lesson, 1832) |
Western Ghats and the forests of central India | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
edit- ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ 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. Vol. 2. London: John Taylor. p. 306.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1948). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 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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