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Woodpeckers are near passerine
Near passerine

Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod ....
 bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s of the order Piciformes
Piciformes

Six family of largely arboreal birds make up the Order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives....
. They are one subfamily in the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Picidae
Picidae

The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a Family , Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions....
, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species.

Woodpeckers gained their English name because of the habit of some species of tapping and pecking noisily on tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
 trunks with their beaks and heads. This is both a means of communication to signal possession of territory to their rivals, and a method of locating and accessing insect larvae found under the bark or in long winding tunnels in the tree or upright log.

woodpeckers and wryneck
Wryneck

The wrynecks are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers.Like the true woodpeckers, wrynecks have large heads, long tongues which they use to extract their insect prey and zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backwards....
s in the order Piciformes have zygodactyl
Dactyly

In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of wikt:digit on the hands, Foot, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word da?t???? = "finger"....
 feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backward.






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Woodpeckers are near passerine
Near passerine

Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod ....
 bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s of the order Piciformes
Piciformes

Six family of largely arboreal birds make up the Order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives....
. They are one subfamily in the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Picidae
Picidae

The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a Family , Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions....
, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species.

Woodpeckers gained their English name because of the habit of some species of tapping and pecking noisily on tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
 trunks with their beaks and heads. This is both a means of communication to signal possession of territory to their rivals, and a method of locating and accessing insect larvae found under the bark or in long winding tunnels in the tree or upright log.

Physiology and behaviour

Some woodpeckers and wryneck
Wryneck

The wrynecks are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers.Like the true woodpeckers, wrynecks have large heads, long tongues which they use to extract their insect prey and zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backwards....
s in the order Piciformes have zygodactyl
Dactyly

In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of wikt:digit on the hands, Foot, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word da?t???? = "finger"....
 feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backward. These feet, though adapted for clinging to a vertical surface, can be used for grasping or perching. Several species have only three toes. The woodpecker's long tongue
Tongue

The tongue is skeletal muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing . It is the primary organ of taste. Much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds....
, in many cases as long as the woodpecker itself, can be darted forward to capture insects. The tongue is not attached to the woodpecker's head in the same way as it is in most birds, but instead it curls back up around its skull, which allows it to be so long.

The woodpecker first locates a tunnel by tapping on the trunk with its head. Once a tunnel is found, the woodpecker chisel
Chisel

A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, Rock , or Metalworking....
s out wood until it makes an opening into the tunnel. Then it worms its tongue
Tongue

The tongue is skeletal muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing . It is the primary organ of taste. Much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds....
 into the tunnel to try to locate the grub. The tongue of the woodpecker is long and ends in a barb. With its tongue the woodpecker skewers the grub and draws it out of the trunk.

Woodpeckers also use their beaks to create larger holes for their nests which are 15–45 cm (6–18 inches) below the opening. These nests are lined only with wood chips and hold 2–8 white eggs laid by the females. Because the nests are out of sight, they are not visible to predators and eggs do not need to be camouflaged. Cavities created by woodpeckers are also reused as nests by other birds, such as grackle
Grackle

A Grackle is a gregarious, passerine bird native to North America and South America. Each of the 11 species of grackle belongs to the Icterid family....
s, starling
Starling

Starlings are found around the World, from Europe, Asia and Africa, to northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific. Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas as well as North America, Hawaii and New Zealand, where they generally compete for habitat with native birds and are considered to be invasive spec...
s, some duck
Duck

Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article; they do not represent a clade but a form taxon, being the Anatidae not considered swans and goose....
s and owl
Owl

The Strigiformes are an order of bird of prey, comprising 200 species. Most are solitary, and Nocturnal animal, with some exceptions . Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish....
s, and mammals, such as tree squirrel
Tree squirrel

Although the term tree squirrel can refer to any arboreal member of the family Sciuridae, it is generally in reference to the common and widely distributed members of the genus Sciurus and close kin, the Tribe Sciurini....
s.

Several adaptations combine to protect the woodpecker's brain from the substantial pounding that the pecking behaviour causes: it has a relatively thick skull with relatively spongy bone to cushion the brain; there is very little cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid

Cerebrospinal fluid , Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain....
 in its small subarachnoid space
Subarachnoid space

In the central nervous system, the subarachnoid cavity is the interval between the arachnoid membrane and pia mater.It is occupied by a spongy tissue consisting of trabecul? and intercommunicating channels in which the cerebrospinal fluid is contained....
; the bird contracts mandibular
Mandibular

Mandibular may refer to:* Mandible, the human jaw bone* Mandibular canal* Mandibular nerve...
 muscles just before impact, thus transmitting the impact past the brain and allowing its whole body to help absorb the shock; its relatively small brain is less prone to concussion than other animals'.

Some species have modified joints between bones in the skull and upper jaw, as well as muscles which contract to absorb the shock of the hammering. Strong neck and tail-feather muscles, and a chisel-like bill are other hammering adaptations which are seen in most species. Other species of woodpecker, such as the Flicker, uses its long tongue primarily to grab prey from the ground or from under loose bark. It has few shock-absorbing adaptations, and prefers to feed on the ground or to chip away at rotting wood and bark, habits observed in birds outside of the woodpecker family. A "continuum" in skull structures, from little- to highly-specialized for pounding is seen in different genera (groups of related species) of woodpeckers alive today. In his classic "Birds of America," John James Audubon
John James Audubon

John James Audubon was a French people-United States ornithology, natural history, Hunting#United States, and Painting. He painted, catalogued, and described the birds of North America in a form far superior to what had gone before....
 describes the slight gradations in hyoid horn length found in different species of living woodpeckers. The slack of tongue is kept under the loose skin behind its neck. The tiny bones divide into essentially two tongues, coming back together before entering the beak.

Systematics

The systematics of woodpeckers is quite convoluted. Based on an assumption of unrealistically low convergence
Convergence

In the absence of a more specific context, convergence denotes the approach toward a definite value, as time goes on; or to a definite point, a common view or opinion, or toward a fixed or equilibrium point state....
 in details of plumage and behavior, 5 subfamilies were distinguished. However, it has turned out that similar plumage patterns and modes of life are not reliable to determine higher phylogenetic relationships in woodpeckers, and thus only 3 subfamilies should be accepted.

For example, the genera Dryocopus
Dryocopus

Dryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers, typically 35-45 cm in length. It has representatives in North America and South America, Europe and Asia; some South American species are endangered....
 (Eurasia
Eurasia

Eurasia is a large landmass covering about 53,990,000 km? or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface . Often considered a single continent, Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia, concepts which date back to classical antiquity and the borders for which are somewhat arbitrary....
 and Americas
Americas

The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
) and Campephilus
Campephilus

Campephilus is a genus of large Americas woodpeckers in the family Picidae.This genus was created by George Robert Gray, who suggested taking Campephilus principalis as the type for the genus....
 (Americas) of large woodpeckers were believed to form a distinct group. However, they are quite unrelated and instead close to a Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia....
n genus, Mulleripicus
Mulleripicus

Mulleripicus is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Ashy Woodpecker * Sooty Woodpecker * Great Slaty Woodpecker ...
 and Chrysocolaptes, respectively. In addition, the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 allocation of many species, e.g. the Rufous Woodpecker
Rufous Woodpecker

The Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus is a brown woodpecker found in South Asia. It is medium sized with black vermiculations on its rufous body and a dark eye stripe....
, has turned out to be in error, and some taxa with unclear relationships could be placed into the phylogeny .

Unassigned fossil forms

  • Genus Palaeonerpes (Ogalalla Early Pliocene of Hitchcock County, USA) - possibly dendropicine
  • Genus Pliopicus (Early Pliocene of Kansas, USA) - possibly dendropicine
  • cf. Colaptes DMNH 1262 (Early Pliocene of Ainsworth, USA) - malarpicine?


Species in taxonomic order


This is a list of woodpecker species, presented in taxonomic order
Taxonomic order

Taxonomic sequence is an order followed in listing of taxa which aids ease of use and roughly reflects the phylogenys among the taxa. Taxonomic sequences can exist for taxa within any rank , that is, a list of families, genera, species can each have a sequence....
.

Tribe Dendropicini
Melanerpes Aurifrons2
* Genus Melanerpes
Melanerpes

Melanerpes is a genus of woodpeckers of the Family Picidae found in the New World. The name comes from Latin language, and means "black creeper"....
    • White Woodpecker
      White Woodpecker

      The White Woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus, is a species of woodpecker found in South America. This woodpecker is a native of the grasslands of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina....
      , Melanerpes candidus
    • Lewis' Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis
    • Guadeloupe Woodpecker
      Guadeloupe Woodpecker

      The Guadeloupe Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to Guadeloupe....
      , Melanerpes herminieri
    • Puerto Rican Woodpecker
      Puerto Rican Woodpecker

      The Puerto Rican Woodpecker is the only woodpecker Endemism in birds to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the Melanerpes genus that occur in the Antilles....
      , Melanerpes portoricensis
    • Red-headed Woodpecker
      Red-headed Woodpecker

      The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker from temperate North America. Their breeding habitat is open country across Geography of Canada and the Eastern United States-central United States....
      , Melanerpes erythrocephalus
    • Acorn Woodpecker
      Acorn Woodpecker

      The Acorn Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long with an average weight of 85 g.The adult has a black head, back, wings and tail, white forehead, throat, belly and rump....
      , Melanerpes formicivorus
    • Golden-naped Woodpecker
      Golden-naped Woodpecker

      The Golden-naped Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
      , Melanerpes chrysauchen
    • Black-cheeked Woodpecker
      Black-cheeked Woodpecker

      The Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani, is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador.This woodpecker occurs in the higher levels of wet forests, semi-open woodland and old second growth....
      , Melanerpes pucherani
    • Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
      Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

      The Yellow-tufted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
      , Melanerpes cruentatus
    • Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
      Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

      The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
      , Melanerpes flavifrons
    • White-fronted Woodpecker
      White-fronted Woodpecker

      The White-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
      , Melanerpes cactorum
    • Hispaniolan Woodpecker
      Hispaniolan Woodpecker

      The Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus, is a medium sized woodpecker endemism to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes....
      , Melanerpes striatus
    • Jamaican Woodpecker
      Jamaican Woodpecker

      The Jamaican Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
      , Melanerpes radiolatus
    • Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
      Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

      The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to Mexico, in the western, and southwestern coastal strip on the Pacific Ocean, and the western bordering regions of mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt....
      , Melanerpes chrysogenys
    • Gray-breasted Woodpecker, Melanerpes hypopolius
    • Yucatan Woodpecker
      Yucatan Woodpecker

      The Yucatan Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico, and ranges over the entire Yucat?n Peninsula....
      , Melanerpes pygmaeus
    • Red-crowned Woodpecker
      Red-crowned Woodpecker

      The Red-crowned Woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus, is a resident breeding bird from southwestern Costa Rica south to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Tobago....
      , Melanerpes rubricapillus
    • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
      Hoffmann's Woodpecker

      Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii, is a resident breeding bird from southern Honduras south to Costa Rica. It is a common species on the Pacific slopes, locally as high as 2150 m....
      , Melanerpes hoffmannii
    • Gila Woodpecker
      Gila Woodpecker

      The Gila Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico....
      , Melanerpes uropygialis
    • Golden-fronted Woodpecker
      Golden-fronted Woodpecker

      The Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, is a North American woodpecker. Its preferred habitat is mesquite and riparian woodlands in Texas and Oklahoma....
      , Melanerpes aurifrons
    • Red-bellied Woodpecker
      Red-bellied Woodpecker

      The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas....
      , Melanerpes carolinus
    • West Indian Woodpecker
      West Indian Woodpecker

      The West Indian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos Islands....
      , Melanerpes superciliaris


  • Genus Sphyrapicus
    • Williamson's Sapsucker
      Williamson's Sapsucker

      Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus ....
      , Sphyrapicus thyroideus
    • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
      Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

      The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, is a medium-sized woodpecker....
      , Sphyrapicus varius
    • Red-naped Sapsucker
      Red-naped Sapsucker

      The Red-naped Sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker....
      , Sphyrapicus nuchalis
    • Red-breasted Sapsucker
      Red-breasted Sapsucker

      The Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber, is a medium-sized woodpecker.Adults have a red head and upper chest; they have a white lower belly and rump....
      , Sphyrapicus ruber


  • Genus Xiphidiopicus
    • Cuban Woodpecker, Xiphidiopicus percussus (Placement in Dendropicini tentative)


  • Genus Dendropicos
    Dendropicos

    Dendropicos is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Little Grey Woodpecker * Speckle-breasted Woodpecker ...
    • Little Grey Woodpecker
      Little Grey Woodpecker

      The Little Grey Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan....
      , Dendropicos elachus
    • Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
      Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

      The Speckle-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda....
      , Dendropicos poecilolaemus
    • Abyssinian Woodpecker
      Abyssinian Woodpecker

      The Abyssinian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia....
      , Dendropicos abyssinicus
    • Cardinal Woodpecker
      Cardinal Woodpecker

      The Cardinal Woodpecker, Dendropicos fuscescens, is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species found in a wide range of habitats from dense forest to thornbush....
      , Dendropicos fuscescens
    • Gabon Woodpecker
      Gabon Woodpecker

      The Gabon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda....
      , Dendropicos gabonensis
    • Melancholy Woodpecker
      Melancholy Woodpecker

      The Melancholy Woodpecker, Dendropicos lugubris, is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone east to Nigeria. It is often considered to be a subspecies of Gabon Woodpecker, Dendropicos gabonensis, but here it is treated as a separate species following the Handbook of the Birds of the World....
      , Dendropicos lugubris
    • Stierling's Woodpecker
      Stierling's Woodpecker

      The Stierling's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
      , Dendropicos stierlingi
    • Bearded Woodpecker
      Bearded Woodpecker

      The Bearded Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
      , Dendropicos namaquus
    • Fire-bellied Woodpecker
      Fire-bellied Woodpecker

      The Fire-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
      , Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
    • Golden-crowned Woodpecker
      Golden-crowned Woodpecker

      The Golden-crowned Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
      , Dendropicos xantholophus
    • Elliot's Woodpecker
      Elliot's Woodpecker

      The Elliot's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda....
      , Dendropicos elliotii
    • Grey Woodpecker
      Grey Woodpecker

      The Grey Woodpecker, Mesopicos goertae, is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa....
      , Dendropicos goertae
    • African Grey-headed Woodpecker, Dendropicos spodocephalus
    • Olive Woodpecker
      Olive Woodpecker

      The Olive Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
      , Dendropicos griseocephalus
    • Brown-backed Woodpecker
      Brown-backed Woodpecker

      The Brown-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, an...
      , Dendropicos obsoletus


  • Genus Dendrocopos
    Dendrocopos

    Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia and Europe and Northern Africa. They range from the Philippines to the British Isles....
    • Sulawesi Woodpecker
      Sulawesi Woodpecker

      The Sulawesi Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is Endemism to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountains....
      , Dendrocopos temminckii
    • Philippine Woodpecker
      Philippine Woodpecker

      The Philippine Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to the Philippines. The Philippine Woodpecker is commonly known in Kapampangan language as Anluage....
      , Dendrocopos maculatus
    • Brown-capped Woodpecker
      Brown-capped Woodpecker

      The Brown-capped Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in India and Sri Lanka....
      , Dendrocopos nanus
    • Sunda Woodpecker
      Sunda Woodpecker

      The Sunda Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Dendrocopos moluccensis
    • Grey-capped Woodpecker
      Grey-capped Woodpecker

      The Grey-capped Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Dendrocopos canicapillus
    • Pygmy Woodpecker
      Pygmy Woodpecker

      The Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos kizuki is a species of woodpecker found in Russia, China, Korea and Japan....
      , Dendrocopos kizuki
    • Brown-fronted Woodpecker
      Brown-fronted Woodpecker

      The Brown-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan....
      , Dendrocopos auriceps
    • Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
      Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

      The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Dendrocopos macei
    • Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
      Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

      The Stripe-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Dendrocopos atratus
    • Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
      Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

      The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis or Mahratta woodpecker is a species of small pied woodpecker found in South Asia....
      , Dendrocopos mahrattensis
    • Arabian Woodpecker
      Arabian Woodpecker

      The Arabian Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen, in areas of montane forest....
      , Dendrocopos dorae
    • Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
      Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

      The Rufous-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Dendrocopos hyperythrus
    • Darjeeling Woodpecker
      Darjeeling Woodpecker

      The Darjeeling Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Dendrocopos darjellensis
    • Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
      Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

      The Crimson-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Dendrocopos cathpharius
    • Middle Spotted Woodpecker
      Middle Spotted Woodpecker

      The Middle Spotted Woodpecker is a European woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocopos.The Middle Spotted Woodpecker is 20-22 cm long and has plumage similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker....
      , Dendrocopos medius
    • White-backed Woodpecker
      White-backed Woodpecker

      The White-backed Woodpecker is a Eurasian woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocopos.It is the largest of the spotted woodpeckers at 24-26 cm long and has plumage similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker, but with white bars across the wings rather than spots, and a white lower back....
      , Dendrocopos leucotos
    • Great Spotted Woodpecker
      Great Spotted Woodpecker

      The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a species of the woodpecker family . It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range....
      , Dendrocopos major
    • Syrian Woodpecker
      Syrian Woodpecker

      The Syrian Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae.The Syrian Woodpecker is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Europe east to Iran....
      , Dendrocopos syriacus
    • White-winged Woodpecker
      White-winged Woodpecker

      The White-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Iran ....
      , Dendrocopos leucopterus
    • Sind Woodpecker
      Sind Woodpecker

      The Sind Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in India, Iran, and Pakistan.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
      , Dendrocopos assimilis
    • Himalayan Woodpecker
      Himalayan Woodpecker

      The Himalayan Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan....
      , Dendrocopos himalayensis


Picoides Tridactylusaap061a
* Genus Picoides
Picoides

Picoides is a genus of woodpeckers found primarily in North America. The plumage in most species is predominantly black and white, brown and white in some southern species, with the male often having a red badge....
 - this genus is in need of revision (Moore et al., 2006). See the genus article for more.
    • Small group
    • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
      Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

      The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was previously assigned to the genus Dendrocopos , and often still is, but it appears to be closer related to the Downy Woodpecker....
      , Picoides minor - previously Dendrocopos
    • Downy Woodpecker
      Downy Woodpecker

      The Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, is the smallest woodpecker in North America. Adults are mainly black on the upper parts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings....
      , Picoides pubescens
    • Nuttall's Woodpecker
      Nuttall's Woodpecker

      Nuttall's Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii, is a species of woodpecker named after naturalist Thomas Nuttall....
      , Picoides nuttallii
    • Ladder-backed Woodpecker
      Ladder-backed Woodpecker

      The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a North American woodpecker....
      , Picoides scalaris
    • Large group
    • Red-cockaded Woodpecker
      Red-cockaded Woodpecker

      About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker is approximately 8.5 inch long, with a wingspan of about 14 in. and a weight of about 1.5 ounces....
      , Picoides borealis
    • Smoky-brown Woodpecker
      Smoky-brown Woodpecker

      The Smoky-brown Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....
      , Picoides fumigatus
    • Hairy Woodpecker
      Hairy Woodpecker

      The Hairy Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker....
      , Picoides villosus
    • White-headed Woodpecker
      White-headed Woodpecker

      The White-headed Woodpecker is a non-migratory woodpecker that resides in pine forests of the mountains of western North America. It has a black body and white head....
      , Picoides albolarvatus
    • Strickland's Woodpecker
      Strickland's Woodpecker

      The Strickland's Woodpecker is a medium-sized species of woodpecker endemic to Mexico. The Arizona Woodpecker was formerly considered the northern subspecies of this bird until the 42nd supplement of the American Ornithologists Union checklist, which officially split them into two separate species....
      , Picoides stricklandi
    • Arizona Woodpecker
      Arizona Woodpecker

      The Arizona Woodpecker is a woodpecker native to southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. The species northernmost range in southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, and northern Sonora is the region of the Madrean sky islands, a region of higher Sonoran Desert mountain ranges....
      , Picoides arizonae
    • Three-toed group (Picoides sensu stricto)
    • Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
      Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

      The Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus, is a medium-sized woodpecker.The adult is 21.5-24 cm in length. It is black on the head, wings and rump, and white from the throat to the belly; the flanks are white with black bars....
      , Picoides tridactylus
    • American Three-toed Woodpecker
      American Three-toed Woodpecker

      The American Three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis is a medium-sized woodpecker .This woodpecker has a length of 21 cm and a wingspan of 38 cm and closely resembles the Black-backed Woodpecker, which is also three-toed....
      , Picoides dorsalis
    • Black-backed Woodpecker
      Black-backed Woodpecker

      The Black-backed Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker inhabiting the forests of North America. It is a medium sized woodpecker .The plumage of adults is black on the head, back, wings and rump....
      , Picoides arcticus


  • Genus Veniliornis
    Veniliornis

    Veniliornis is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Scarlet-backed Woodpecker * Yellow-vented Woodpecker ...
    • Red-rumped Woodpecker
      Red-rumped Woodpecker

      The Red-rumped Woodpecker, Veniliornis kirkii, is a resident breeding bird from Costa Rica south and east to Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago....
      , Veniliornis kirkii
    • Golden-collared Woodpecker
      Golden-collared Woodpecker

      The Golden-collared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela....
      , Veniliornis cassini
    • Choco Woodpecker
      Chocó Woodpecker

      The Choc? Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Veniliornis chocoensis
    • Yellow-eared Woodpecker
      Yellow-eared Woodpecker

      The Yellow-eared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is Endemism to humid Atlantic forest in eastern Brazil. Its common name refers to the yellow nape of both sexes - a feature not shared by any other Veniliornis in its range....
      , Veniliornis maculifrons
    • Red-stained Woodpecker
      Red-stained Woodpecker

      The Red-stained Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
      , Veniliornis affinis
    • Bar-bellied Woodpecker
      Bar-bellied Woodpecker

      The Bar-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Veniliornis nigriceps
    • Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
      Scarlet-backed Woodpecker

      The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
      , Veniliornis callonotus
    • Yellow-vented Woodpecker
      Yellow-vented Woodpecker

      The Yellow-vented Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Veniliornis dignus
    • Little Woodpecker
      Little Woodpecker

      The Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is one of the smallest woodpeckers, and is found in South America....
      , Veniliornis passerinus
    • Dot-fronted Woodpecker
      Dot-fronted Woodpecker

      The Dot-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Veniliornis frontalis
    • Blood-colored Woodpecker, Veniliornis sanguineus
    • White-spotted Woodpecker
      White-spotted Woodpecker

      The White-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest....
      , Veniliornis spilogaster
    • Striped Woodpecker
      Striped Woodpecker

      The Striped Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in southwestern South America. It occurs nothwest- and southwestwards of the range of its sister taxon, the Checkered Woodpecker, in the Cordillera Patagonica and its foothills, and in another population in the Andes of Bolivia and the adjacent foothills....
      , Veniliornis lignarius
    • Checkered Woodpecker
      Checkered Woodpecker

      The Checkered Woodpecker, Veniliornis mixtus, is a woodpecker found in eastern South America.This bird is about 5 1/2 inches in length. This woodpecker is black and white, and the male has a red mark on the back of its head....
      , Veniliornis mixtus


Tribe Malarpicini
  • Genus Campethera
    Campethera

    Campethera is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Fine-spotted Woodpecker * Bennett's Woodpecker ...
    • Fine-spotted Woodpecker
      Fine-spotted Woodpecker

      The Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Campethera punctuligera, is a bird. It is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of west and central tropical Africa....
      , Campethera punctuligera
    • Nubian Woodpecker
      Nubian Woodpecker

      The Nubian Woodpecker, Campethera nubica, is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is distributed widely in Central and Eastern Africa, from Chad in West to Somalia in East and Tanzania in South....
      , Campethera nubica
    • Bennett's Woodpecker
      Bennett's Woodpecker

      The Bennett's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
      , Campethera bennettii
    • Reichenow's Woodpecker
      Reichenow's Woodpecker

      Reichenow's Woodpecker or the Speckle-throated Woodpecker is an East African woodpecker often considered a subspecies of Bennett's Woodpecker....
      , Campethera scriptoricauda
    • Golden-tailed Woodpecker
      Golden-tailed Woodpecker

      The Golden-tailed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Afr...
      , Campethera abingoni
    • Mombasa Woodpecker
      Mombasa Woodpecker

      The Mombasa Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania....
      , Campethera mombassica
    • Knysna Woodpecker
      Knysna Woodpecker

      The Knysna Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to South Africa....
      , Campethera notata
    • Little Green Woodpecker
      Little Green Woodpecker

      The Little Green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
      , Campethera maculosa
    • Green-backed Woodpecker
      Green-backed Woodpecker

      The Green-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbab...
      , Campethera cailliautii
    • Tullberg's Woodpecker
      Tullberg's Woodpecker

      The Tullberg's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
      , Campethera tullbergi
    • Buff-spotted Woodpecker
      Buff-spotted Woodpecker

      The Buff-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suda...
      , Campethera nivosa
    • Brown-eared Woodpecker
      Brown-eared Woodpecker

      The Brown-eared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
      , Campethera caroli


  • Genus Geocolaptes
    • Ground Woodpecker
      Ground Woodpecker

      The Ground Woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus, is one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world. It inhabits rather barren, steep, boulder-strewn slopes in relatively cool hilly and mountainous areas of South Africa, and has yet to be recorded outside of Southern Africa....
      , Geocolaptes olivaceus


  • Genus Dinopium
    • Olive-backed Woodpecker
      Olive-backed Woodpecker

      The Olive-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Dinopium rafflesii
    • Himalayan Flameback
      Himalayan Flameback

      The Himalayan Flameback is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Dinopium shorii
    • Common Flameback
      Common Flameback

      The Common Flameback is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Dinopium javanense
    • Black-rumped Flameback
      Black-rumped Flameback

      The Black-rumped Flameback, , also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker which is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of South Asia....
      , Dinopium benghalense


  • Genus Meiglyptes
    Meiglyptes

    Meiglyptes is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Buff-rumped Woodpecker * Black-and-buff Woodpecker ...
    • Buff-rumped Woodpecker
      Buff-rumped Woodpecker

      The Buff-rumped Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Meiglyptes tristis
      • Javan Buff-rumped Woodpecker, Meiglyptes tristis tristis - extinct (c.1920)
    • Black-and-buff Woodpecker
      Black-and-buff Woodpecker

      The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Meiglyptes jugularis
    • Buff-necked Woodpecker
      Buff-necked Woodpecker

      The Buff-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Meiglyptes tukki


  • Genus Hemicircus
    Hemicircus

    Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Grey-and-buff Woodpecker * Heart-spotted Woodpecker ...
     (Placement in Malarpicini tentative)
    • Grey-and-buff Woodpecker
      Grey-and-buff Woodpecker

      The Grey-and-buff Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Hemicircus concretus
    • Heart-spotted Woodpecker
      Heart-spotted Woodpecker

      The Heart-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Hemicircus canente


  • Genus Micropternus (formerly in Celeus)
    • Rufous Woodpecker
      Rufous Woodpecker

      The Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus is a brown woodpecker found in South Asia. It is medium sized with black vermiculations on its rufous body and a dark eye stripe....
      , Micropternus brachyurus


Tribe Picini
  • Genus Picus
    Picus (biology)

    Picus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family. It has representatives in Europe, Asia and North Africa.These are large woodpeckers, typically with green upperparts....
    • Banded Woodpecker
      Banded Woodpecker

      The Banded Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Picus mineaceus
    • Lesser Yellownape
      Lesser Yellownape

      The Lesser Yellownape, Picus chlorolophus, is a woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Sumatra....
      , Picus chlorolophus
    • Crimson-winged Woodpecker
      Crimson-winged Woodpecker

      The Crimson-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Picus puniceus
    • Greater Yellownape
      Greater Yellownape

      The Greater Yellownape is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Picus flavinucha
    • Checker-throated Woodpecker
      Checker-throated Woodpecker

      The Checker-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Picus mentalis
    • Streak-breasted Woodpecker
      Streak-breasted Woodpecker

      The Streak-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
      , Picus viridanus
    • Laced Woodpecker
      Laced Woodpecker

      The Laced Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Picus vittatus
    • Streak-throated Woodpecker
      Streak-throated Woodpecker

      The Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus is a species of woodpecker found in South Asia....
      , Picus xanthopygaeus
    • Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
      Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

      The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan....
      , Picus squamatus
    • Japanese Woodpecker
      Japanese Woodpecker

      Japanese Woodpecker , also known as Japanese Green Woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker similar and closely related to the Green Woodpecker, but endemic to Japan....
      , Picus awokera
      Green Woodpecker Project Gutenberg Ebook 12490
      ** Green Woodpecker
      Green Woodpecker

      The Green Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. There are four subspecies and it occurs in most parts of Europe and in western Asia....
      , Picus viridis
    • Levaillant's Woodpecker
      Levaillant's Woodpecker

      The Levaillant?s Woodpecker or Levaillant?s Green Woodpecker is a large member of the woodpecker family Piciformes. It occurs as a resident breeder in the three Mahgreb countries Morocco, Algeria and Tunesia in northwest Africa....
      , Picus vaillantii
    • Red-collared Woodpecker
      Red-collared Woodpecker

      The Red-collared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is temperate forests....
      , Picus rabieri
    • Black-headed Woodpecker
      Black-headed Woodpecker

      The Black-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Picus erythropygius
    • Grey-headed Woodpecker
      Grey-headed Woodpecker

      The Grey-headed Woodpecker , also known as the Grey-faced Woodpecker, is a Eurasia member of the woodpecker family Piciformes.Its plumage closely resembles its near relative the Green Woodpecker....
      , Picus canus


  • Genus Mulleripicus
    Mulleripicus

    Mulleripicus is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Ashy Woodpecker * Sooty Woodpecker * Great Slaty Woodpecker ...
    • Ashy Woodpecker
      Ashy Woodpecker

      The Ashy Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Mulleripicus fulvus
    • Sooty Woodpecker
      Sooty Woodpecker

      The Sooty Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to the Philippines.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Mulleripicus funebris
    • Great Slaty Woodpecker
      Great Slaty Woodpecker

      The Great Slaty Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Mulleripicus pulverulentus


  • Genus Dryocopus
    Dryocopus

    Dryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers, typically 35-45 cm in length. It has representatives in North America and South America, Europe and Asia; some South American species are endangered....
    • Helmeted Woodpecker
      Helmeted Woodpecker

      The Helmeted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Dryocopus galeatus
    • Lineated Woodpecker
      Lineated Woodpecker

      The Lineated Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad....
      , Dryocopus lineatus
    • Pileated Woodpecker
      Pileated Woodpecker

      The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large North American woodpecker.Adults are mainly black with a red crest and a white line down the sides of the throat....
      , Dryocopus pileatus
    • Black-bodied Woodpecker
      Black-bodied Woodpecker

      The Black-bodied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and plantations ....
      , Dryocopus schulzi
    • White-bellied Woodpecker
      White-bellied Woodpecker

      The White-bellied Woodpecker or Great Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis, is found in evergreen forests. They are occur in 15 subspecies in the forests from the Western Ghats in India to China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Korea....
      , Dryocopus javensis
    • Andaman Woodpecker
      Andaman Woodpecker

      The Andaman Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is Endemism to the Andaman Islands in India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Dryocopus hodgei
    • Black Woodpecker
      Black Woodpecker

      The Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, is a large woodpecker, 40-46 cm long with a 67-73 cm wingspan.It lives in mature forest across the northern palearctic....
      , Dryocopus martius


  • Genus Celeus
    Celeus (bird)

    Celeus is a genus of woodpeckers found in tropical and subtropical forests and woodland in Central America and South America. Its members are:...
    • Cinnamon Woodpecker
      Cinnamon Woodpecker

      The Cinnamon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Celeus loricatus
    • Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
      Scaly-breasted Woodpecker

      The Scaly-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela....
      , Celeus grammicus
    • Waved Woodpecker
      Waved Woodpecker

      The Waved Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers.It is found in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; also eastern border regions of Venezuela and the northeast Amazon Basin of northern Brazil including Marajo Island, Ilha de Marajo....
      , Celeus undatus
    • Chestnut-colored Woodpecker, Celeus castaneus
    • Chestnut Woodpecker
      Chestnut Woodpecker

      The Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans, is a resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad....
      , Celeus elegans
    • Pale-crested Woodpecker
      Pale-crested Woodpecker

      The Pale-crested Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers and allies. It is found in central Bolivia and the pantanal region of southwest Brazil; also central Paraguay and the border region of northern Argentina....
      , Celeus lugubris
    • Blond-crested Woodpecker
      Blond-crested Woodpecker

      The Blond-crested Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks.It is found in Brazil, southeastern Paraguay, and extreme northeastern Argentina....
      , Celeus flavescens
    • Cream-colored Woodpecker
      Cream-colored Woodpecker

      The Cream-colored Woodpecker, Celeus flavus, is a species of woodpecker native to South America, from Colombia and the Guianas to Peru, Bolivia, and the eastern part of Brazil, including a southeast Brazil coastal strip....
      , Celeus flavus
    • Rufous-headed Woodpecker
      Rufous-headed Woodpecker

      The Rufous-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It formerly included Kaempfer's Woodpecker as a subspecies.It is found in the western Amazon basin in northern Bolivia, far south-western Brazil , eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru....
      , Celeus spectabilis
    • Caatinga Woodpecker, Celeus obrieni
    • Ringed Woodpecker
      Ringed Woodpecker

      The Ringed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, the Amazon Basin and adjacent lower drainage of the Tocantins River in Par? state, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
      , Celeus torquatus


  • Genus Piculus
    Piculus

    Piculus is a genus of bird in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Rufous-winged Woodpecker * Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker ...
    • Rufous-winged Woodpecker
      Rufous-winged Woodpecker

      The Rufous-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Piculus simplex
    • Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
      Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker

      The Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Piculus callopterus, is a species of woodpecker Endemism to Panama. The males are an orangish-brown above with an olive barred yellowish rump, an olive chest and throat with white spots, and dull yellow underparts....
      , Piculus callopterus
    • Lita Woodpecker
      Lita Woodpecker

      The Lita Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador....
      , Piculus litae
    • White-throated Woodpecker
      White-throated Woodpecker

      The White-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru....
      , Piculus leucolaemus
    • Yellow-throated Woodpecker
      Yellow-throated Woodpecker

      The Yellow-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks.It is found in northern and central South America in Brazil and the entire Amazon Basin; also the Guianas, and Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
      , Piculus flavigula
    • Golden-green Woodpecker
      Golden-green Woodpecker

      The Golden-green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks.It is found in north-central South America, centered on the Amazon Basin in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Suriname....
      , Piculus chrysochloros
    • Yellow-browed Woodpecker
      Yellow-browed Woodpecker

      The Yellow-browed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
      , Piculus aurulentus


  • Genus Colaptes
    Colaptes

    Colaptes is a genus of woodpeckers. The latin name Colaptes comes from the Greek verb kolapto, to peck.Probably the most famous member of the Colaptes genus is the Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus, known in parts of the American south as the 'Yellowhammer'....
    • Golden-olive Woodpecker
      Golden-olive Woodpecker

      The Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes rubiginosus, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago....
      , Colaptes rubiginosus
    • Gray-crowned Woodpecker, Colaptes auricularis
    • Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
      Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

      The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Colaptes rivolii
    • Black-necked Woodpecker
      Black-necked Woodpecker

      The Black-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest....
      , Colaptes atricollis
    • Spot-breasted Woodpecker
      Spot-breasted Woodpecker

      The Spot-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama of Central America....
      , Colaptes punctigula
    • Green-barred Woodpecker
      Green-barred Woodpecker

      The Green-barred Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Colaptes melanochloros
      • Golden-breasted Woodpecker
        Golden-breasted Woodpecker

        The Golden-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.Source* BirdLife International 2004. ]...
        , Colaptes (melanochloros) melanolaimus
    • Northern Flicker
      Northern Flicker

      The Northern Flicker is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground....
      , Colaptes auratus
      • Yellow-shafted Flicker, Colaptes (auratus) auratus
      • Red-shafted Flicker, Colaptes (auratus) cafer
      • Guadalupe Flicker, Colaptes auratus/cafer rufipileus - extinct (c.1910)
    • Gilded Flicker
      Gilded Flicker

      The Gilded Flicker is a large-sized woodpecker of the Sonoran Desert, Yuma Desert, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the Southwestern United States United States and northwestern Mexico including all of the Baja Peninsula except the extreme northwestern region....
      , Colaptes chrysoides
    • Fernandina's Flicker
      Fernandina's Flicker

      The Fernandina's Flicker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. Endemism to Cuba, its small population of 600–800 birds makes it one of the most endangered species of woodpecker in the world; only the possibly-extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker is known to have a smaller population....
      , Colaptes fernandinae
    • Chilean Flicker
      Chilean Flicker

      The Chilean Flicker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina and Chile.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest....
      , Colaptes pitius
    • Andean Flicker
      Andean Flicker

      The Andean Flicker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Peru and the southern border region of Ecuador; also western Andean Bolivia, and northern regions of Argentina and Chile....
      , Colaptes rupicola
    • Campo Flicker
      Campo Flicker

      The Campo Flicker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in a wide range of open and semi-open in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, with isolated populations in Amap? and southern Suriname....
      , Colaptes campestris


Tribe Megapicini
  • Genus Campephilus
    Campephilus

    Campephilus is a genus of large Americas woodpeckers in the family Picidae.This genus was created by George Robert Gray, who suggested taking Campephilus principalis as the type for the genus....
    • Powerful Woodpecker
      Powerful Woodpecker

      The Powerful Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
      , Campephilus pollens
    • Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
      Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

      The Crimson-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
      , Campephilus haematogaster
    • Red-necked Woodpecker
      Red-necked Woodpecker

      The Red-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
      , Campephilus rubricollis
    • Robust Woodpecker
      Robust Woodpecker

      The Robust Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
      , Campephilus robustus
    • Crimson-crested Woodpecker
      Crimson-crested Woodpecker

      The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on Trinidad....
      , Campephilus melanoleucos
    • Guayaquil Woodpecker
      Guayaquil Woodpecker

      The Guayaquil Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Campephilus gayaquilensis
    • Pale-billed Woodpecker
      Pale-billed Woodpecker

      The Pale-billed Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from northern Mexico to western Panama....
      , Campephilus guatemalensis
    • Cream-backed Woodpecker
      Cream-backed Woodpecker

      The Cream-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
      , Campephilus leucopogon
    • Magellanic Woodpecker
      Magellanic Woodpecker

      The Magellanic Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker resident to Chile along the Andes, and to some parts of South-Western Argentina. This species is the southern-most example of the Genus Campephilus, which includes the famous Ivory-billed Woodpecker....
      , Campephilus magellanicus
    • Ivory-billed Woodpecker
      Ivory-billed Woodpecker

      The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is a very large member of the family Picidae. It was considered extinct for many years until a series of possible sightings beginning in 1999....
      , Campephilus principalis (possibly extinct)
    • Imperial Woodpecker
      Imperial Woodpecker

      The Imperial Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. Due to its close relationship and similarity to the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, it is sometimes also called "Mexican Ivorybill" but this name is also used for the Pale-billed Woodpecker....
      , Campephilus imperialis (possibly extinct)
Greaterflameback
* Genus Chrysocolaptes
    • White-naped Woodpecker
      White-naped Woodpecker

      The White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus, is a woodpecker which is a widespread but scarce breeder in India and Sri Lanka.This flameback is a species associated with open forest and scrub with some trees....
      , Chrysocolaptes festivus
    • Greater Flameback
      Greater Flameback

      The Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus, also known as the Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker which is a widespread and common resident breeder from the Indian subcontinent eastwards through tropical southern Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia....
      , Chrysocolaptes lucidus
  • Genus Reinwardtipicus
    • Orange-backed Woodpecker
      Orange-backed Woodpecker

      The Orange-backed Woodpecker, Reinwardtipicus validus, is a woodpecker found in Indonesia. It is the only member of the genus Reinwardtipicus....
      , Reinwardtipicus validus
  • Genus Blythipicus
    Blythipicus

    Blythipicus is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Maroon Woodpecker * Bay Woodpecker ...
    • Maroon Woodpecker
      Maroon Woodpecker

      The Maroon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
      , Blythipicus rubiginosus
    • Bay Woodpecker
      Bay Woodpecker

      The Bay Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Blythipicus pyrrhotis
  • Genus Gecinulus
    Gecinulus

    Gecinulus is a genus of birds in the Picidae family.It contains the following species:* Pale-headed Woodpecker * Bamboo Woodpecker ...
     (Placement in Megapicini tentative)
    • Pale-headed Woodpecker
      Pale-headed Woodpecker

      The Pale-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Gecinulus grantia
    • Bamboo Woodpecker
      Bamboo Woodpecker

      The Bamboo Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
      , Gecinulus viridis
  • Genus Sapheopipo (Placement in Megapicini tentative)
    • Okinawa Woodpecker
      Okinawa Woodpecker

      The is a woodpecker endemic to the island of Okinawa Honto in Japan. It is the only member of the genus Sapheopipo.This is a medium-sized , dark woodpecker....
      , Sapheopipo noguchii


External links

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