Melanerpes Swainson 1832 (woodpecker)
Reptilia - Piciformes - Picidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 129810
Synonyms: Asyndesmus Coues 1866 (no. 369566), Bathoceleus Brodkorb 1959 (no. 290144), Centurus Swainson 1837 (no. 129809)
Parent taxon: Picidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Campephilus, Colaptes, Dendrocopos, Dryocopus, Homalopus, Jynginae, Jynx, Nesoctites, Palaeopicus, Picinae, Picoides, Picumninae, Picumnus, Picus, Pliopicus, Sapheopipo, Sphyrapicus, Uintornis, Xiphidiopicus
Subtaxa: Melanerpes carolinus, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Melanerpes lewis, Melanerpes striatus, Melanerpes superciliaris
Ecology: volant insectivore