Family

Picidae

168 species · Animals

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Blond-crested Woodpecker

Celeus flavescens (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

This entry describes the physical traits, vocalizations, distribution, and habitat of the Neotropical blond-crested woodpecker.

Jamaican Woodpecker

Melanerpes radiolatus (Wagler, 1827)

The Jamaican woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus) is a woodpecker species endemic to Jamaica, with distinct sexual plumage differences.

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis (G.R.Gray, 1849)

Lewis's woodpecker is a large North American woodpecker with distinct coloration, unusual slow crow-like flight, and a nomadic range from Canada to Mexico.

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis (S.F.Baird, 1854)

Melanerpes uropygialis is a medium-sized woodpecker found in the Sonoran Desert region with distinct plumage and vocal traits.

White-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cactorum (d'Orbigny, 1840)

Melanerpes cactorum, the white-fronted woodpecker, is a small sedentary woodpecker native to central South America.

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829)

Melanerpes aurifrons, the golden-fronted woodpecker, is a North and Central American woodpecker with sex-specific head plumage patterns.

Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862)

Hoffmann's woodpecker is a small woodpecker found along the Pacific slope of Central America from Honduras to Costa Rica.

Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Melanerpes striatus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

Melanerpes striatus, the Hispaniolan woodpecker, is a social woodpecker endemic to Hispaniola with varied habitat and diet.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849)

The black-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani is a small Neotropical woodpecker with distinct sexual head plumage differences.

Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis (Daudin, 1803)

Melanerpes portoricensis, the Puerto Rican woodpecker, is a sexually dimorphic woodpecker species currently widespread across Puerto Rico.

White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus (Otto, 1796)

Melanerpes candidus, the white woodpecker, is a large South American Melanerpes woodpecker with distinctive black and white plumage.

Yucatán Woodpecker

Melanerpes pygmaeus (Ridgway, 1885)

Melanerpes pygmaeus, the Yucatan woodpecker, is a small Central American endemic woodpecker with distinct plumage features.

Golden-naped Woodpecker

Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin, 1870

Melanerpes chrysauchen, the golden-naped woodpecker, is an endemic non-migratory Central American woodpecker with distinct plumage and known habits.

Gray-breasted Woodpecker

Melanerpes hypopolius (Wagler, 1829)

Melanerpes hypopolius is a woodpecker found in parts of Mexico that roosts communally on cacti.

West Indian Woodpecker

Melanerpes superciliaris (Temminck, 1827)

This is a description of the West Indian woodpecker, covering its morphology, subspecies variation, distribution and habitat.

Red-crowned Woodpecker

Melanerpes rubricapillus (Cabanis, 1862)

Melanerpes rubricapillus, the red-crowned woodpecker, is a small Neotropical woodpecker with four recognized subspecies.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus (red-headed woodpecker) is a mid-sized tricolored North American woodpecker that caches food and is omnivorous.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red-bellied woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) are North American omnivorous woodpeckers dependent on large, often dead trees for nesting and foraging.