picus

Eigenname

A noun referring to the type genus of the family Picidae, which includes woodpeckers and related birds.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Typusgattung der Familie Picidae bezeichnet, zu der Spechte und verwandte Vögel gehören.

1. Type genus of Picidae C2 formal scientific

   A genus of birds in the woodpecker family, Picidae, which includes many species of woodpeckers.

   • Picus is the type genus for the woodpecker family.
   • The green woodpecker, Picus viridis, is a common species in Europe.
   • Ornithologists classify many woodpeckers under the genus Picus.

   🇩🇪Gattung der Spechte