Family

Picidae

168 species · Animals

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Crimson-winged Woodpecker

Picus puniceus Horsfield, 1821

Crimson-winged woodpecker (Picus puniceus) is a colourful Southeast Asian woodpecker species that feeds mainly on insects and larvae.

Laced Woodpecker

Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818

Picus vittatus, the laced woodpecker, is a Picidae bird species found across multiple Southeast Asian countries.

Black-headed Woodpecker

Picus erythropygius (D.G.Elliot, 1865)

Picus erythropygius, the black-headed woodpecker, is a medium-sized resident bird found in Indochina’s forests, with little known of its reproduction.

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

Picus squamatus Vigors, 1831

Picus squamatus is a large scaled green woodpecker that lives in multiple forest types across boreal to tropical zones.

Lesser Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818

Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818, the lesser yellownape, is a jungle-dwelling Asian woodpecker that hunts insects.

Streak-breasted Woodpecker

Picus viridanus Blyth, 1843

Picus viridanus, the streak-breasted woodpecker, is a Picidae bird native to South and Southeast Asian forests.

Levaillant's Woodpecker

Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847)

Levaillant's woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) is a North African woodpecker formerly considered a subspecies of the European green woodpecker.

Japanese Green Woodpecker

Picus awokera Temminck, 1836

Picus awokera, the Japanese green woodpecker, is a 30 cm woodpecker native to Japan that feeds on ants and other items.

Iberian Green Woodpecker

Picus sharpei (H.Saunders, 1872)

Picus sharpei, the Iberian green woodpecker, is a medium-sized endemic woodpecker of the Iberian Peninsula.

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758

Picus viridis, the European green woodpecker, is an ant-eating sedentary woodpecker widespread across Europe and western Asia.

Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797)

Dinopium javanense, or common flameback, is a woodpecker found across Southeast Asia with distinct plumage and variable recorded mating behavior.

Black-rumped Flameback

Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758)

The black-rumped flameback is a large South Asian woodpecker with distinctive black rump and throat, feeding on insects and nesting in tree cavities.

Red-backed Flameback

Dinopium psarodes (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)

Dinopium psarodes is a woodpecker species that lives in varied South Asian forest and manmade habitats.

White-browed Piculet

Sasia ochracea Hodgson, 1837

Sasia ochracea, the white-browed piculet, is a small three-toed piculet native to tropical Southeast Asia's forests.

Rufous Piculet

Sasia abnormis (Temminck, 1825)

This is a summary of the physical traits, distribution, habitat, and ecology of the small Asian woodpecker the rufous piculet.

White-naped Woodpecker

Chrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783)

This is a description of the large woodpecker species Chrysocolaptes festivus, the white-naped woodpecker.

Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833)

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus, the greater flameback, is a large Asian woodpecker with distinct plumage traits and specific forest habitat preferences.

Orange-backed Woodpecker

Reinwardtipicus validus (Temminck, 1825)

The orange-backed woodpecker, Reinwardtipicus validus, is a canopy-dwelling forest specialist Picidae bird found in Southeast Asia.

Malabar Flameback

Chrysocolaptes socialis Koelz, 1939

Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) is an endemic Indian woodpecker split from greater flameback in 2022.

Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837)

Blythipicus pyrrhotis, the bay woodpecker, is a mid-sized Picidae bird found in forested areas across South Asia.

Maroon Woodpecker

Blythipicus rubiginosus (Swainson, 1837)

Blythipicus rubiginosus, the maroon woodpecker, is a Picidae bird found across several locations in Southeast Asia.

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758

Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian wryneck, is a small Palearctic woodpecker that migrates long distances.

Red-throated Wryneck

Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830

This is a detailed description of Jynx ruficollis, the red-throated wryneck, covering its appearance and sub-Saharan African distribution and habitat.