Picidae
Yellow-eared Woodpecker
Veniliornis maculifrons (von Spix, 1824)
Veniliornis maculifrons, the yellow-eared woodpecker, is a small woodpecker endemic to eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis (Swainson, 1821)
Veniliornis affinis, the red-stained woodpecker, is a small South American woodpecker with four distinct subspecies inhabiting lowland forests.
Yellow-vented Woodpecker
Veniliornis dignus (P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1877)
Veniliornis dignus, the yellow-vented woodpecker, is a small Andean woodpecker with three described subspecies.
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845)
Veniliornis kirkii, the red-rumped woodpecker, is a small Neotropical woodpecker with five described subspecies.
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
Veniliornis callonotus (Waterhouse, 1841)
Veniliornis callonotus, the scarlet-backed woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found in western South America.
White-spotted Woodpecker
Veniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827)
Veniliornis spilogaster is the white-spotted woodpecker, a small woodpecker native to parts of eastern South America.
Dot-fronted Woodpecker
Veniliornis frontalis (Cabanis, 1883)
The dot-fronted woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis is a small Andean woodpecker with sex-specific head plumage differences.
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Veniliornis passerinus, the little woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with multiple subspecies distributed across South America.
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783)
Veniliornis mixtus, the checkered woodpecker, is a small South American woodpecker with multiple subspecies that vary in plumage and habitat.
Striped Woodpecker
Veniliornis lignarius (Molina, 1782)
The striped woodpecker (Veniliornis lignarius) is a small woodpecker with two disjunct populations in western South America.
Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes auriceps (Vigors, 1831)
Dendrocoptes auriceps is a medium-sized pied woodpecker that lives in temperate and moist montane forests.
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes medius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocoptes medius, the middle spotted woodpecker, is a small European and West Asian woodpecker with distinct plumage traits.
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis (Latham, 1801)
Leiopicus mahrattensis is a small-medium pale-headed pied woodpecker with distinct sexual plumage differences.
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum (Pennant, 1769)
Chrysophlegma miniaceum, the banded woodpecker, is a non-migratory Asian woodpecker living mainly in lowland tropical forests.
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha (Gould, 1834)
Chrysophlegma flavinucha is a large olive green woodpecker distinguished by a prominent yellow-crested nape and throat.
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma mentale (Temminck, 1826)
Chrysophlegma mentale is a Southeast Asian Picidae bird that lives in various moist forest habitats and feeds on insects and berries.
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis S.F.Baird, 1858
Picoides dorsalis is a three-toed woodpecker recently split from the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, with described size, plumage and lifespan.
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a description of the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, covering its appearance, habitat, behavior, and diet.
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus (Swainson, 1832)
Picoides arcticus, the black-backed woodpecker, is a three-toed boreal forest specialist that inhabits recently burnt areas.
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818)
Dendropicos fuscescens, the cardinal woodpecker, is a small insectivorous woodpecker native to tropical western and central Africa.
Brown-backed Woodpecker
Dendropicos obsoletus (Wagler, 1829)
Dendropicos obsoletus, the brown-backed woodpecker, is a small African woodpecker found across the Sahel and Sudan region.
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Dendropicos goertae, the African grey woodpecker, is a small insectivorous woodpecker native to tropical western and central Africa.
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Dendropicos spodocephalus, the eastern grey woodpecker, is an insectivorous woodpecker native to tropical eastern African forests.
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783)
Dendropicos griseocephalus, the olive woodpecker, is an African woodpecker species with distinct plumage and breeding behaviour.
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