Leiopicus is a genus of small woodpeckers in the family Picidae.
1/ Yellow-crowned woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis)
Piciformes, Picidae:
- The word for "woodpecker" in Ancient Greek is pikos (πῖκος or πικὸς).
- The family name comes from the Latin word picus, which means "woodpecker"
Leiopicus comes from Ancient Greek: leios, meaning "smooth" or "beardless" and pikos, meaning "woodpecker".











