Campephilus

Campephilus is a genus of large American woodpeckers in the family Picidae.

This genus was created by George Robert Gray, who suggested taking Campephilus principalis as the type for the genus. The name Campephilus means "lover of grubs" - an allusion to the diet of these birds, many of which feed on the larvae of wood-boring beetles. Contrary to long-held opinion, their closest relatives are not the large black Dryocopus woodpeckers: instead, they are related to the Chrysocolaptes flamebacks from Southeast Asia (Benz et al., 2006).

The English names ivory-billed woodpecker or ivorybill are sometimes used to refer to members of this genus, though more these are used specifically for Campephilus principalis.

Species

Powerful Woodpecker, Campephilus pollens
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Campephilus haematogaster
Red-necked Woodpecker, Campephilus rubricollis
Robust Woodpecker, Campephilus robustus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos
Guayaquil Woodpecker, Campephilus gayaquilensis
Pale-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus guatemalensis
Cream-backed Woodpecker, Campephilus leucopogon
Magellanic Woodpecker, Campephilus magellanicus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis - possibly extinct (late 20th century)
Imperial Woodpecker, Campephilus imperialis - possibly extinct (late 20th century)

A fossil ivorybill species, Campephilus dalquesti, was described from bones found in Late Pleistocene deposits of Scurry County.

Translation

The word "Campephilus" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Breton, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Esperanto: Kampefiloj, Russian: Королевские дятлы, Finnish: Tulikärjet.