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Dryobates
genus of Picidae within Piciformes

trivial name latin name name specimens
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
Dryobates minor 013 013
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Dryobates pubescens 002 002
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Dryobates scalaris 002 002

Species comparison1)

Genus Dryobates: maximal number primaries: 10, maximal number secondaries: 11, maximal number retrices: 12
1) According to Hartmann (2000a, 2000b and 2016)