Picidae
Veniliornis maculifrons (von Spix, 1824)
Veniliornis maculifrons (von Spix, 1824)
Veniliornis maculifrons, the yellow-eared woodpecker, is a small woodpecker endemic to eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
Veniliornis affinis (Swainson, 1821)
Veniliornis affinis (Swainson, 1821)
Veniliornis affinis, the red-stained woodpecker, is a small South American woodpecker with four distinct subspecies inhabiting lowland forests.
Veniliornis dignus (P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1877)
Veniliornis dignus (P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1877)
Veniliornis dignus, the yellow-vented woodpecker, is a small Andean woodpecker with three described subspecies.
Veniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845)
Veniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845)
Veniliornis kirkii, the red-rumped woodpecker, is a small Neotropical woodpecker with five described subspecies.
Veniliornis callonotus (Waterhouse, 1841)
Veniliornis callonotus (Waterhouse, 1841)
Veniliornis callonotus, the scarlet-backed woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found in western South America.
Veniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827)
Veniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827)
Veniliornis spilogaster is the white-spotted woodpecker, a small woodpecker native to parts of eastern South America.
Veniliornis frontalis (Cabanis, 1883)
Veniliornis frontalis (Cabanis, 1883)
The dot-fronted woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis is a small Andean woodpecker with sex-specific head plumage differences.
Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Veniliornis passerinus, the little woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with multiple subspecies distributed across South America.
Veniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783)
Veniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783)
Veniliornis mixtus, the checkered woodpecker, is a small South American woodpecker with multiple subspecies that vary in plumage and habitat.
Veniliornis lignarius (Molina, 1782)
Veniliornis lignarius (Molina, 1782)
The striped woodpecker (Veniliornis lignarius) is a small woodpecker with two disjunct populations in western South America.
Dendrocoptes auriceps (Vigors, 1831)
Dendrocoptes auriceps (Vigors, 1831)
Dendrocoptes auriceps is a medium-sized pied woodpecker that lives in temperate and moist montane forests.
Dendrocoptes medius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocoptes medius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocoptes medius, the middle spotted woodpecker, is a small European and West Asian woodpecker with distinct plumage traits.
Leiopicus mahrattensis (Latham, 1801)
Leiopicus mahrattensis (Latham, 1801)
Leiopicus mahrattensis is a small-medium pale-headed pied woodpecker with distinct sexual plumage differences.
Chrysophlegma miniaceum (Pennant, 1769)
Chrysophlegma miniaceum (Pennant, 1769)
Chrysophlegma miniaceum, the banded woodpecker, is a non-migratory Asian woodpecker living mainly in lowland tropical forests.
Chrysophlegma flavinucha (Gould, 1834)
Chrysophlegma flavinucha (Gould, 1834)
Chrysophlegma flavinucha is a large olive green woodpecker distinguished by a prominent yellow-crested nape and throat.
Chrysophlegma mentale (Temminck, 1826)
Chrysophlegma mentale (Temminck, 1826)
Chrysophlegma mentale is a Southeast Asian Picidae bird that lives in various moist forest habitats and feeds on insects and berries.
Picoides dorsalis S.F.Baird, 1858
Picoides dorsalis S.F.Baird, 1858
Picoides dorsalis is a three-toed woodpecker recently split from the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, with described size, plumage and lifespan.
Picoides tridactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Picoides tridactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a description of the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, covering its appearance, habitat, behavior, and diet.
Picoides arcticus (Swainson, 1832)
Picoides arcticus (Swainson, 1832)
Picoides arcticus, the black-backed woodpecker, is a three-toed boreal forest specialist that inhabits recently burnt areas.
Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818)
Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818)
Dendropicos fuscescens, the cardinal woodpecker, is a small insectivorous woodpecker native to tropical western and central Africa.
Dendropicos obsoletus (Wagler, 1829)
Dendropicos obsoletus (Wagler, 1829)
Dendropicos obsoletus, the brown-backed woodpecker, is a small African woodpecker found across the Sahel and Sudan region.
Dendropicos goertae (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Dendropicos goertae (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Dendropicos goertae, the African grey woodpecker, is a small insectivorous woodpecker native to tropical western and central Africa.
Dendropicos spodocephalus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Dendropicos spodocephalus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Dendropicos spodocephalus, the eastern grey woodpecker, is an insectivorous woodpecker native to tropical eastern African forests.
Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783)
Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783)
Dendropicos griseocephalus, the olive woodpecker, is an African woodpecker species with distinct plumage and breeding behaviour.
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