Family

Picidae

168 species · Animals

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)

Sphyrapicus varius, the yellow-bellied sapsucker, is a North American woodpecker that rarely vagrates to Ireland and Great Britain.

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) is a woodpecker species with two subspecies native to Pacific coastal North American forests.

Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis S.F.Baird, 1858

Sphyrapicus nuchalis, the red-naped sapsucker, is a medium-sized North American woodpecker that breeds in Rocky Mountain and Great Basin mixed forests.

Ground Woodpecker

Geocolaptes olivaceus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Geocolaptes olivaceus, the ground woodpecker, is Africa's largest woodpecker, a rock-dwelling, ant-eating species that nests in stream bank tunnels.

Cuban Green Woodpecker

Xiphidiopicus percussus (Temminck, 1826)

Xiphidiopicus percussus, the Cuban green woodpecker, is the only species in its genus, an endemic Cuban woodpecker with a stable Least Concern population.

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

Hemicircus canente (R.Lesson, 1832)

Hemicircus canente is a small black-and-buff woodpecker found across South and Southeast Asian lowland forests.

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

Hemicircus concretus (Temminck, 1821)

Hemicircus concretus, the grey-and-buff woodpecker, is a small woodpecker native to tropical Southeast Asian forests and disturbed habitats.

Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1818)

Micropternus brachyurus, the rufous woodpecker, is a non-threatened ant-feeding woodpecker that nests inside acrobat ant nests.

Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)

Chloropicus namaquus, the bearded woodpecker, is a large African woodpecker found across much of sub-Saharan and eastern Africa.

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus maculatus (Scopoli, 1786)

Yungipicus maculatus, the Philippine pygmy woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found across the Philippines, assessed as least concern by the IUCN.

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus nanus (Vigors, 1832)

Yungipicus nanus, the brown-capped pygmy woodpecker, is a small non-migratory woodpecker native to South Asia.

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus moluccensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Yungipicus moluccensis is a small sexually dimorphic woodpecker that lives in various tropical forests and visits Singaporean urban areas.

Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus (Blyth, 1845)

Yungipicus canicapillus, the grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, is a small Asian woodpecker found across a range from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836)

Yungipicus kizuki, the Japanese pygmy woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found across East Asia in forests, parks, and gardens.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dryobates minor (the lesser spotted woodpecker) is Europe's smallest woodpecker, with distinctive markings and specific habitat needs.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris (Wagler, 1829)

Dryobates scalaris, the ladder-backed woodpecker, is a small black-and-white North and Central American woodpecker that nests in trees or cacti.

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii (Gambel, 1843)

Dryobates nuttallii, or Nuttall's woodpecker, is a small-to-medium woodpecker native to western North America’s California-Baja California region.

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dryobates pubescens, the downy woodpecker, is the smallest North American woodpecker, widespread across most of the continent's forests.

Smoky-brown Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus fumigatus (d'Orbigny, 1840)

Leuconotopicus fumigatus, the smoky-brown woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with multiple subspecies distributed across wooded habitats of the Neotropics.

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Leuconotopicus villosus, the hairy woodpecker, is a North and Central American woodpecker species that resembles the smaller downy woodpecker via convergent evolution.