Melanerpes

Melanerpes
Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Tribe:	Melanerpini
Genus:	Melanerpes Swainson, 1832
Type species
Picus erythrocephalus[1] Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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Melanerpes is a genus of woodpeckers of the family Picidae found in the New World. The 24 members of the genus are mostly colourful birds, conspicuously barred in black and white, with some red and yellow.