Hemicircus
Genus of birds
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These are small woodpeckers with short tails. The plumage is mainly black and white.
The genus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the grey-and-buff woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus) as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek 'hēmi meaning "half" or "small" and kerkos meaning "tail".
Species
The genus contains two species:
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