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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.
Arizona Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus arizonae (Hargitt, 1886)
Leuconotopicus arizonae, the Arizona woodpecker, is a small woodpecker species with characteristic plumage, dimorphism and calls.
Strickland's Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Malherbe, 1845)
Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Strickland's woodpecker) is a small brown-and-white woodpecker native to central Mexican high elevation forests.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis (Vieillot, 1809)
The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) is a Near Threatened woodpecker of the southeastern US that lives in pine savannas.
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus, the white-headed woodpecker, is a North American woodpecker with distinctive black body and white head.
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.
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