An order of birds including woodpeckers, toucans and barbets, most species with two toes pointing forward and two back (zygodactyl feet), well suited to climbing tree trunks. Woodpeckers within the order carry a shock-absorbing skull structure that allows repeated high-speed pecking without brain injury.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source Gilded barbet (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25934, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Piciformes
Gilded barbet (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Gilded barbet, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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