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. 2017 Jan 12;12(1):e0169987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169987

Table 4. Diploid number of Picidae species.

Species 2n References
Dryocopus martuis 88 [11]
Colaptes campestris 84 This paper
Colaptes melanochloros 84 This paper
Colaptes auratus 90 [11]
Picus canus 92 [13]
Picus viridis 94 [12]
Dinopium benghalense 92 [10]
Melanerpes candidus 64 This paper
Sphyrapicus varius 92 [11]
Dendrocopos minor 108 [11]
Dendrocopos major 108 [11]
Dendrocopos hyperythrus 92 [13]
Dendrocopos kizuki 90 [13]
Dendrocopos leucotos 92 [13]
Picoides mahrattensis 84 [10]
Picoides villosus 92 [11]
Picoides pubescens 92 [11]
Jynx torquilla 90 [13]

The species are ordered from the most derived to most basal, following the phylogeny proposed by Benz et al. [27].