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Dryobates is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are widely distributed and occur in both Eurasia and the Americas.

1/ Necklaced woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates pernyii) 
Once this species was considered conspecific with the crimson-naped woodpecker, crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates cathpharius)

The genus name Dryobates is from the Greek compound word: 'woodland walker'.
The origin is from δρῦς : drus (genitive δρυός : dryós) meaning woodland and -βάτης : -bátēs meaning walker.

Necklaced woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates pernyii) 
Once this species was considered conspecific with the crimson-naped woodpecker, crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates cathpharius)

The necklaced woodpecker (Dryobates pernyii) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name Dryobates is from the Greek compound word: 'woodland walker'.
The origin is from δρῦς : drus (genitive δρυός : dryós) meaning woodland and -βάτης : -bátēs meaning walker.