Meiglyptes
| Meiglyptes | |
|---|---|
| Buff-rumped woodpecker (Meiglyptes grammithorax) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Tribe: | Picini |
| Genus: | Meiglyptes Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Picus poicilophus Temminck, 1823 | |
| Species | |
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Meiglyptes is a genus of Southeast Asian birds in the woodpecker family Picidae.
The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1837 with the white-rumped woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek meiōn meaning "smaller" or "lesser" with gluptēs meaning "carver". The genus belongs to the tribe Picini within the woodpecker subfamily Picinae. The genus is sister to the rufous woodpecker in its own monotypic genus Micropternus.
The genus contains 4 species.
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meiglyptes grammithorax | Buff-rumped woodpecker | southern Myanmar and Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo | |
| Meiglyptes tristis | Zebra woodpecker | Java | |
| Meiglyptes jugularis | Black-and-buff woodpecker | Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
| Meiglyptes tukki | Buff-necked woodpecker | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand | |
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