Picavus

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]

Picavus litencicensis Temporal range: Rupelian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	†Picavidae Mayr & Gregorová, 2012
Genus:	†Picavus Mayr & Gregorová, 2012
Species:	†P. litencicensis
Binomial name
†Picavus litencicensis Mayr & Gregorová, 2012