Picidae
Picus puniceus Horsfield, 1821
Picus puniceus Horsfield, 1821
Crimson-winged woodpecker (Picus puniceus) is a colourful Southeast Asian woodpecker species that feeds mainly on insects and larvae.
Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818
Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818
Picus vittatus, the laced woodpecker, is a Picidae bird species found across multiple Southeast Asian countries.
Picus erythropygius (D.G.Elliot, 1865)
Picus erythropygius (D.G.Elliot, 1865)
Picus erythropygius, the black-headed woodpecker, is a medium-sized resident bird found in Indochina’s forests, with little known of its reproduction.
Picus squamatus Vigors, 1831
Picus squamatus Vigors, 1831
Picus squamatus is a large scaled green woodpecker that lives in multiple forest types across boreal to tropical zones.
Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818
Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818
Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818, the lesser yellownape, is a jungle-dwelling Asian woodpecker that hunts insects.
Picus viridanus Blyth, 1843
Picus viridanus Blyth, 1843
Picus viridanus, the streak-breasted woodpecker, is a Picidae bird native to South and Southeast Asian forests.
Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847)
Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847)
Levaillant's woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) is a North African woodpecker formerly considered a subspecies of the European green woodpecker.
Picus awokera Temminck, 1836
Picus awokera Temminck, 1836
Picus awokera, the Japanese green woodpecker, is a 30 cm woodpecker native to Japan that feeds on ants and other items.
Picus sharpei (H.Saunders, 1872)
Picus sharpei (H.Saunders, 1872)
Picus sharpei, the Iberian green woodpecker, is a medium-sized endemic woodpecker of the Iberian Peninsula.
Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Picus viridis, the European green woodpecker, is an ant-eating sedentary woodpecker widespread across Europe and western Asia.
Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797)
Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797)
Dinopium javanense, or common flameback, is a woodpecker found across Southeast Asia with distinct plumage and variable recorded mating behavior.
Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)
The black-rumped flameback is a large South Asian woodpecker with distinctive black rump and throat, feeding on insects and nesting in tree cavities.
Dinopium psarodes (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Dinopium psarodes (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Dinopium psarodes is a woodpecker species that lives in varied South Asian forest and manmade habitats.
Sasia ochracea Hodgson, 1837
Sasia ochracea Hodgson, 1837
Sasia ochracea, the white-browed piculet, is a small three-toed piculet native to tropical Southeast Asia's forests.
Sasia abnormis (Temminck, 1825)
Sasia abnormis (Temminck, 1825)
This is a summary of the physical traits, distribution, habitat, and ecology of the small Asian woodpecker the rufous piculet.
Chrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783)
Chrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783)
This is a description of the large woodpecker species Chrysocolaptes festivus, the white-naped woodpecker.
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus, the greater flameback, is a large Asian woodpecker with distinct plumage traits and specific forest habitat preferences.
Reinwardtipicus validus (Temminck, 1825)
Reinwardtipicus validus (Temminck, 1825)
The orange-backed woodpecker, Reinwardtipicus validus, is a canopy-dwelling forest specialist Picidae bird found in Southeast Asia.
Chrysocolaptes socialis Koelz, 1939
Chrysocolaptes socialis Koelz, 1939
Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) is an endemic Indian woodpecker split from greater flameback in 2022.
Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837)
Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837)
Blythipicus pyrrhotis, the bay woodpecker, is a mid-sized Picidae bird found in forested areas across South Asia.
Blythipicus rubiginosus (Swainson, 1837)
Blythipicus rubiginosus (Swainson, 1837)
Blythipicus rubiginosus, the maroon woodpecker, is a Picidae bird found across several locations in Southeast Asia.
Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758
Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758
Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian wryneck, is a small Palearctic woodpecker that migrates long distances.
Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830
Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830
This is a detailed description of Jynx ruficollis, the red-throated wryneck, covering its appearance and sub-Saharan African distribution and habitat.
Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin, 1852)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin, 1852)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus is a partially migratory North American woodpecker endangered in Canada due to habitat loss.
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