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Guayaquil Woodpecker
Picidae

Guayaquil Woodpecker

Campephilus gayaquilensis (R.Lesson, 1845)

Campephilus gayaquilensis, the Guayaquil woodpecker, is a woodpecker species found in western South America, from Colombia to northwestern Peru.

Cream-backed Woodpecker
Picidae

Cream-backed Woodpecker

Campephilus leucopogon (Valenciennes, 1826)

This page describes the physical characteristics and distribution of the South American cream-backed woodpecker.

Magellanic Woodpecker
Picidae

Magellanic Woodpecker

Campephilus magellanicus (P.P.King, 1827)

Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a large South American woodpecker living in temperate mature forests.

Powerful Woodpecker
Picidae

Powerful Woodpecker

Campephilus pollens (Bonaparte, 1845)

Campephilus pollens, the powerful woodpecker, is a 32 cm long bird with two subspecies found across the Andes mountains.

Pale-billed Woodpecker
Picidae

Pale-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus guatemalensis (Hartlaub, 1844)

This is a species description of the pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis, covering appearance, subspecies, distribution, and habitat.

Red-necked Woodpecker
Picidae

Red-necked Woodpecker

Campephilus rubricollis (Boddaert, 1783)

Campephilus rubricollis, the red-necked woodpecker, has three subspecies distributed across the Amazon Basin in South America.

Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picidae

Streak-throated Woodpecker

Picus xanthopygaeus (J.E.Gray & G.R.Gray, 1847)

Picus xanthopygaeus is a medium-sized green woodpecker with distinct sexual plumage differences and specific color patterning.

Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picidae

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus J.F.Gmelin, 1788

Pic us canus is the grey-headed woodpecker, a small ant-eating woodpecker with multiple subspecies found across Eurasia.

Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

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
Picidae

White-naped Woodpecker

Chrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783)

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

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