Piciformes

[‚pis·ə′fȯr‚mēz]

(vertebrate zoology)

An order of birds characterized by the peculiar arrangement of the tendons of the toes.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Piciformes

an order of birds; anatomically they are close to the Coraciiformes and the Passeriformes. They are smalland medium-sized arboreal birds, which nest in hollows or burrows. The eggs are white, and the young of most species are naked when they hatch. They vary greatly in outer appearance and habits. There are six families: Galbulidae, Bucconidae, Ramphastidae, Indicatoridae, Capitonidae, and Picidae. There are approximately 400 species, found throughout the world except for Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and Polynesia. Piciformes are most numerous in tropical forests.

REFERENCES

Rukovodstvo po zoologii, vol. 6. Moscow-Leningrad, 1940.
Shul’pin, L. M.Ornitologiia. Leningrad, 1940.

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I only included species in Passeriformes and Piciformes. I made two changes to the Whitcomb data because information reported in the literature indicated more appropriate values.

Avian life history evolution in relation to nest sites, nest predation, and food

Key words: neoplasm, nodule, CD57, immunohistochemistry, Piciformes, wildlife, bird, avian, toco toucan, common toucan, Ramphastos toco

Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a wild toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)

The genus Pterotrogus was registered in species of Piciformes and Apodiformes in the Federal District, Amazonas, Rio Grande do Sul, and Sao Paulo (Valim et al., 2011; Hernandes, 2012); and Pteronyssoides was reported on Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Hirundinidae) in Pernambuco and Tocantins (Roda and Farias, 1999; Enout et al., 2012).

Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Northeastern Brazil/ Acaros de pena (Acari: Astigmata) associados com aves em um fragmento de Mata Atlantica no Nordeste do Brasil

On the other hand, in the Piciformes order reports of the occurrence of this disease are still scarce.

Survey on Chlamydophila psittaci in captive ramphastids in Sao Paulo State, Brazil/Pesquisa de Chlamydophila psittaci em ranfastideos cativos no Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil

Orden PICIFORMES Familia Bucconidae Nystalus maculatus (Sclater) (durmili).

Avifauna del bosque Chaqueno Oriental de la provincia de Cordoba, Argentina

While emphasizing water birds, the book also discussed and documented other species Passarines, Piciformes (Wood Peckers), Troglodytes (Wrens), Tyrannidaoe (Kingbirds and Allies), and others--either common to Ohio, or mentioned as rare visitors.

Birds of Western Lake Erie: Documented Observations and Notes 1850-1980

Only woodpeckers (Piciformes) and passerines (Passeriformes) were included in the nest location group analyses.

An analysis of midwestern breeding bird population trends, 1966-1993

Hind limb morphology, phylogeny and classification of the Piciformes. Auk 98:466-480.

Adaptive radiation and the topology of large phylogenies

The percentage of relative abundance of all the species shows that Passeriformes (83.73%) is the dominant order in the study area followed by Columbiformes (3.40%), Cuculiformes (2.1%), Apodiformes (1.79%), Psittaciformes (1.7%), Coraciiformes (1.32%), Piciformes (0.76%), Upupiformes (0.31%), Ciconiiformes (0.24%) Strigiformes (0.12%) and Galliformes (0.10%).

Short Communication - Distribution and Habitat Use of Avian Fauna of Rawalakot City and its Surroundings, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan