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Bar-breasted Piculet
Picidae

Bar-breasted Piculet

Picumnus aurifrons Pelzeln, 1870

Picumnus aurifrons, the bar-breasted piculet, is the smallest living woodpecker native to the Amazon Basin.

Chestnut Piculet
Picidae

Chestnut Piculet

Picumnus cinnamomeus Wagler, 1829

The chestnut piculet is a small woodpecker species with multiple described subspecies found in northern South America.

Speckled Piculet
Picidae

Speckled Piculet

Picumnus innominatus Burton, 1836

Picumnus innominatus, the speckled piculet, is an Asian small woodpecker that feeds mainly on ants and termites.

Ochre-collared Piculet
Picidae

Ochre-collared Piculet

Picumnus temminckii Lafresnaye, 1845

Picumnus temminckii, the ochre-collared piculet, is a small woodpecker relative found in parts of eastern South America.

Lafresnaye's Piculet
Picidae

Lafresnaye's Piculet

Picumnus lafresnayi Malherbe, 1862

Picumnus lafresnayi (Lafresnaye's piculet) is a small piculet with four distinct subspecies distributed across northern South America.

Ochraceous Piculet
Picidae

Ochraceous Piculet

Picumnus limae E.Snethlage, 1924

Picumnus limae, the ochraceous piculet, is a small woodpecker relative native to northeastern Brazil.

White-barred Piculet
Picidae

White-barred Piculet

Picumnus cirratus Temminck, 1825

Picumnus cirratus (white-barred piculet) is a small piculet with multiple subspecies spread across eastern South America.

Black Woodpecker
Picidae

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dryocopus martius, the black woodpecker, is a large keystone forest woodpecker native to much of Europe and parts of Asia.

White-bellied Woodpecker
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
Picidae

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Lineated Woodpecker
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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.

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