Picavus litencicensis is an extinct bird in the order Piciformes. It existed during the Rupelian (early Oligocene) in what is now the Czech Republic. It was described by Gerald Mayr and Růžena Gregorová in 2012, and is the only species in the family Picavidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | †Picavidae Mayr & Gregorová, 2012 |
| Genus: | †Picavus Mayr & Gregorová, 2012 |
| Species: | †P. litencicensis
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| †Picavus litencicensis Mayr & Gregorová, 2012
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References
edit- ^ Gerald Mayr and Růžena Gregorová (2012). "A tiny stem group representative of Pici (Aves, Piciformes) from the early Oligocene of the Czech Republic". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 86 (3): 333–343. doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0133-5. S2CID 83973084.
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