Family

Picidae

168 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Piciformes › Picidae

White-bellied Woodpecker

Dryocopus javensis (Horsfield, 1821)

Dryocopus javensis is a large Asian woodpecker closely related to black and pileated woodpeckers, feeding mostly on insects under bark.

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a large North American woodpecker with a distinctive red crest.

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dryocopus lineatus, the lineated woodpecker, is a large neotropical woodpecker that forages for insects in dead trees.

Black-bodied Woodpecker

Dryocopus schulzii (Cabanis, 1882)

Dryocopus schulzii, the black-bodied woodpecker, is a species of woodpecker native to central South America's dry Gran Chaco region.

Syrian Woodpecker

Dendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)

Dendrocopos syriacus, the Syrian woodpecker, is a 23 cm woodpecker that breeds from southeastern Europe east to Iran.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dendrocopos major, the great spotted woodpecker, is a widespread Eurasian and North African woodpecker with varying subspecies.

Darjeeling Woodpecker

Dendrocopos darjellensis (Blyth, 1845)

Dendrocopos darjellensis is a medium-sized pied woodpecker found across parts of South Asia in subtropical and tropical moist forests.

Himalayan Woodpecker

Dendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1831)

Dendrocopos himalayensis, the Himalayan woodpecker, is a medium-sized pied woodpecker found in Himalayan upland forests.

White-winged Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucopterus (Salvadori, 1871)

Dendrocopos leucopterus, the white-winged woodpecker, is a Picidae bird species found in Central and South Asia that lives in forest habitats.

White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos (Bechstein, 1802)

Dendrocopos leucotos is the largest western Palearctic spotted woodpecker, an uncommon forest species with declining populations in northern Europe.

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos atratus (Blyth, 1849)

Dendrocopos atratus, the stripe-breasted woodpecker, is a southeast Asian woodpecker with distinct plumage differences between males and females.

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei (Vieillot, 1818)

Dendrocopos macei is a medium-sized pied woodpecker that lives in various types of subtropical and tropical forests.

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos hyperythrus (Vigors, 1831)

Dendrocopos hyperythrus, the rufous-bellied woodpecker, is a 19-23cm woodpecker that feeds on tree sap and insects, with other birds visiting its sap wells.

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos analis (Bonaparte, 1850)

Dendrocopos analis is a medium-sized pied woodpecker that lives in various subtropical and tropical forest types.

Ashy Woodpecker

Mulleripicus fulvus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

The ashy woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus) is a non-migratory Picidae bird endemic to Indonesian islands, currently considered secure.

Great Slaty Woodpecker

Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826)

Mulleripicus pulverulentus, the great slaty woodpecker, is the world's largest living woodpecker found across South and Southeast Asia.

Waved Woodpecker

Celeus undatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Celeus undatus, the waved woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with multiple subspecies that occupy varied South American wooded habitats.

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

Celeus castaneus (Wagler, 1829)

Celeus castaneus, the chestnut-colored woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found in Caribbean-side Middle American forests.

Pale-crested Woodpecker

Celeus lugubris (Malherbe, 1851)

Celeus lugubris, the pale-crested woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with two subspecies found in central South American open woodlands.

Cream-colored Woodpecker

Celeus flavus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

Cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a yellowish, crested bird with four subspecies, found across northern and eastern South America.

Chestnut Woodpecker

Celeus elegans (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

Celeus elegans, the chestnut woodpecker, is a Neotropical woodpecker with multiple subspecies differing in size, plumage, and range.

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Celeus loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854)

The cinnamon woodpecker is a small woodpecker with distinct subspecies that occupy separate ranges across Central and northern South America.

Ringed Woodpecker

Celeus torquatus (Boddaert, 1783)

Celeus torquatus, the ringed woodpecker, is a woodpecker species with three distinct subspecies distributed across northern and eastern South America.