Bathoceleus hyphalus

Bathoceleus hyphalus is an extinct bird discovered in the Bahamas. It is believed to be a primitive woodpecker.^{[citation needed]}

Bathoceleus Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	†Bathoceleus
Species:	†B. hyphalus
Binomial name
†Bathoceleus hyphalus Brodkorb, 1959[1]