Picidae
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sphyrapicus varius, the yellow-bellied sapsucker, is a North American woodpecker that rarely vagrates to Ireland and Great Britain.
Sphyrapicus ruber (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Sphyrapicus ruber (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) is a woodpecker species with two subspecies native to Pacific coastal North American forests.
Sphyrapicus nuchalis S.F.Baird, 1858
Sphyrapicus nuchalis S.F.Baird, 1858
Sphyrapicus nuchalis, the red-naped sapsucker, is a medium-sized North American woodpecker that breeds in Rocky Mountain and Great Basin mixed forests.
Geocolaptes olivaceus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Geocolaptes olivaceus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Geocolaptes olivaceus, the ground woodpecker, is Africa's largest woodpecker, a rock-dwelling, ant-eating species that nests in stream bank tunnels.
Xiphidiopicus percussus (Temminck, 1826)
Xiphidiopicus percussus (Temminck, 1826)
Xiphidiopicus percussus, the Cuban green woodpecker, is the only species in its genus, an endemic Cuban woodpecker with a stable Least Concern population.
Hemicircus canente (R.Lesson, 1832)
Hemicircus canente (R.Lesson, 1832)
Hemicircus canente is a small black-and-buff woodpecker found across South and Southeast Asian lowland forests.
Hemicircus concretus (Temminck, 1821)
Hemicircus concretus (Temminck, 1821)
Hemicircus concretus, the grey-and-buff woodpecker, is a small woodpecker native to tropical Southeast Asian forests and disturbed habitats.
Micropternus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1818)
Micropternus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1818)
Micropternus brachyurus, the rufous woodpecker, is a non-threatened ant-feeding woodpecker that nests inside acrobat ant nests.
Chloropicus namaquus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Chloropicus namaquus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Chloropicus namaquus, the bearded woodpecker, is a large African woodpecker found across much of sub-Saharan and eastern Africa.
Yungipicus maculatus (Scopoli, 1786)
Yungipicus maculatus (Scopoli, 1786)
Yungipicus maculatus, the Philippine pygmy woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found across the Philippines, assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
Yungipicus nanus (Vigors, 1832)
Yungipicus nanus (Vigors, 1832)
Yungipicus nanus, the brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, is a small non-migratory woodpecker native to South Asia.
Yungipicus moluccensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Yungipicus moluccensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Yungipicus moluccensis is a small sexually dimorphic woodpecker that lives in various tropical forests and visits Singaporean urban areas.
Yungipicus canicapillus (Blyth, 1845)
Yungipicus canicapillus (Blyth, 1845)
Yungipicus canicapillus, the grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, is a small Asian woodpecker found across a range from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.
Yungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836)
Yungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836)
Yungipicus kizuki, the Japanese pygmy woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found across East Asia in forests, parks, and gardens.
Dryobates minor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dryobates minor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dryobates minor (the lesser spotted woodpecker) is Europe's smallest woodpecker, with distinctive markings and specific habitat needs.
Dryobates scalaris (Wagler, 1829)
Dryobates scalaris (Wagler, 1829)
Dryobates scalaris, the ladder-backed woodpecker, is a small black-and-white North and Central American woodpecker that nests in trees or cacti.
Dryobates nuttallii (Gambel, 1843)
Dryobates nuttallii (Gambel, 1843)
Dryobates nuttallii, or Nuttall's woodpecker, is a small-to-medium woodpecker native to western North America’s California-Baja California region.
Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766)
Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766)
Dryobates pubescens, the downy woodpecker, is the smallest North American woodpecker, widespread across most of the continent's forests.
Leuconotopicus fumigatus (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Leuconotopicus fumigatus (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Leuconotopicus fumigatus, the smoky-brown woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with multiple subspecies distributed across wooded habitats of the Neotropics.
Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Leuconotopicus villosus, the hairy woodpecker, is a North and Central American woodpecker species that resembles the smaller downy woodpecker via convergent evolution.
Leuconotopicus arizonae (Hargitt, 1886)
Leuconotopicus arizonae (Hargitt, 1886)
Leuconotopicus arizonae, the Arizona woodpecker, is a small woodpecker species with characteristic plumage, dimorphism and calls.
Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Malherbe, 1845)
Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Malherbe, 1845)
Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Strickland's woodpecker) is a small brown-and-white woodpecker native to central Mexican high elevation forests.
Leuconotopicus borealis (Vieillot, 1809)
Leuconotopicus borealis (Vieillot, 1809)
The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) is a Near Threatened woodpecker of the southeastern US that lives in pine savannas.
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus, the white-headed woodpecker, is a North American woodpecker with distinctive black body and white head.
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