Family
Picidae
7 species in 5 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 9.8 years (Lesser spotted woodpecker) to 15.9 years (White-backed woodpecker).
Species
7
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
47.5%
Range 43.7–49.5%
Genera
5
Largest: Dendrocopos (2)
Overview
The Picidae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Picidae
5 genera, by species countWhere Picidae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Picidae (7)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-lived- White-backed woodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos15.9 yr
- Pileated woodpeckerDryocopus pileatus13 yr
- Great spotted woodpeckerDendrocopos major12.7 yr
- Downy woodpeckerDryobates pubescens11.9 yr
- Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, or Three-toed woodpeckerPicoides tridactylus11.2 yr
- Lesser spotted woodpeckerDryobates minor9.8 yr
Species in Picidae
Select a column to sort| Dendrocopos leucotos | White-backed woodpecker | 15.9 yr | 16,838 bp | 47.96% |
| Dryocopus pileatus | Pileated woodpecker | 13 yr | 16,832 bp | 49.50% |
| Dendrocopos major | Great spotted woodpecker | 12.7 yr | 16,845 bp | 47.46% |
| Dryobates pubescens | Downy woodpecker | 11.9 yr | 16,840 bp | 47.24% |
| Picoides tridactylus | Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, or Three-toed woodpecker | 11.2 yr | 16,840 bp | 47.51% |
| Jynx torquilla | Eurasian wryneck | 10 yr | 16,832 bp | 43.70% |
| Dryobates minor | Lesser spotted woodpecker | 9.8 yr | 16,847 bp | 47.46% |