see text Meiglyptes is a genus of Southeast Asian birds in the woodpecker family Picidae.

The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1837 with the white-rumped woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) as the type species.

[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek meiōn meaning "smaller" or "lesser" with gluptēs meaning "carver".

[4] The genus belongs to the tribe Picini within the woodpecker subfamily Picinae.

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