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Red-headed Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus (red-headed woodpecker) is a mid-sized tricolored Nor…

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red-bellied woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) are North American omnivorous woo…

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes chrysogenys (Vigors, 1839)

Melanerpes chrysogenys, the golden-cheeked woodpecker, is a woodpecker species w…

Acorn Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827)

This is a description of the acorn woodpecker, covering its appearance, range, a…

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes flavifrons (Vieillot, 1818)

Melanerpes flavifrons, the yellow-fronted woodpecker, is a colourful South Ameri…

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cruentatus (Boddaert, 1783)

The yellow-tufted woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) is a non-migratory South Am…

Beautiful Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Beautiful Woodpecker

Melanerpes pulcher P.L.Sclater, 1870

Melanerpes pulcher, the beautiful woodpecker, is a small woodpecker endemic to t…

Buff-necked Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Buff-necked Woodpecker

Meiglyptes tukki (R.Lesson, 1839)

Meiglyptes tukki, the buff-necked woodpecker, is a Picidae bird threatened by ha…

Zebra Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Zebra Woodpecker

Meiglyptes tristis grammithorax (Malherbe, 1862)

The endangered zebra woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) is a Picidae bird found in …

Andean Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Andean Flicker

Colaptes rupicola d'Orbigny, 1840

Colaptes rupicola, the Andean flicker, is a woodpecker with three subspecies fou…

Fernandina's Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Fernandina's Flicker

Colaptes fernandinae Vigors, 1827

Fernandina's flicker is a medium-sized endemic Cuban woodpecker with restricted …

Northern Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), a Nor…

Black-necked Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Black-necked Woodpecker

Colaptes atricollis (Malherbe, 1850)

Colaptes atricollis, the black-necked woodpecker, is a woodpecker species with t…

Green-barred Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Green-barred Woodpecker

Colaptes melanochloros (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Colaptes melanochloros, the green-barred woodpecker, is a woodpecker species wit…

Gilded Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Gilded Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides (Malherbe, 1852)

The gilded flicker is a large Southwestern North American desert woodpecker iden…

Chilean Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Chilean Flicker

Colaptes pitius (Molina, 1782)

Colaptes pitius, the Chilean flicker, is a woodpecker native to southern Chile a…

Campo Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Campo Flicker

Colaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818)

Colaptes campestris, the campo flicker, is a woodpecker with two subspecies foun…

Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Spot-breasted Woodpecker

Colaptes punctigula (Boddaert, 1783)

Colaptes punctigula, the spot-breasted woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with mu…

Gray-crowned Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Gray-crowned Woodpecker

Colaptes auricularis (Salvin & Godman, 1889)

The grey-crowned woodpecker is a small Mexican woodpecker with plumage differenc…

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Colaptes rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Colaptes rivolii, the crimson-mantled woodpecker, is a woodpecker with six subsp…

Golden-olive Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus (Swainson, 1820)

Colaptes rubiginosus, the golden-olive woodpecker, has 16 subspecies with distin…

Guatemalan Flicker
Animalia Picidae

Guatemalan Flicker

Colaptes mexicanoides Lafresnaye, 1844

The Guatemalan flicker (Colaptes mexicanoides) is a woodpecker found in highland…

Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucos (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

This is a description of the large Neotropical crimson-crested woodpecker, cover…

Robust Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Robust Woodpecker

Campephilus robustus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1818)

This is a full description of the robust woodpecker Campephilus robustus, coveri…