"Dendrocolaptes" wani nau'in tsuntsaye ne a cikin dangin katako, 'yan asalin Amurka ta Tsakiya da Kudancin Amirka. Sunan "Dendrocolaptes" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "dendron" ma'ana itace, da "kolaptēs" ma'ana pecker ko dan wasan, wanda ke nufin dabi'arsu na leƙen bishiyoyi don neman kwari da sauran ƙananan ganima.
