The order Piciformes is made up of the woodpecker family Picidae plus 8 other families. Picidae make up about half of the species. In general, the Piciformes are insectivorous, but some exceptions eat mostly fruit. Nearly all Piciformes have parrot-like feet—two toes forward and two back, an arrangement that has obvious advantages for birds that spend much of their time on tree trunks. And most Piciformes do not have down feathers at any age, only true feathers. All nest in cavites.
Family Picidae: Woodpeckers and Allies
The woodpeckers family members are found almost worldwide. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known to live in treeless areas such as rocky hillsides and deserts. They range in size from 8-50cm. Many species exhibit patches of red and yellow on their heads and bellies, and these bright areas are important in signalling. Although the sexes of Picidae species tend to look alike, many have more prominent red or yellow head markings in males than in females.
Members of the family Picidae have strong bills for drilling and drumming on trees and long sticky tongues for extracting food. Species that use their bills in soil or for probing as opposed to regular hammering tend to have longer and more decurved bills. To prevent brain damage from the rapid and repeated decelerations, woodpeckers have evolved a number of adaptations to protect the brain. These include small brain size and the short duration of contact. The millisecond before contact with wood a thickened membrane closes, protecting the eye from flying debris. The nostrils are also protected; they are often slit-like and have special feathers to cover them. In addition to the strong claws and feet woodpeckers have short strong legs, this is typical of birds that regularly forage on trunks. The tails of most woodpeckers are stiffened, and when the bird perches on vertical surfaces, the tail and feet work together to support it. Picidae species can either be sedentary or migratory.
Genus Blythipicus Found : southeast Asia, Malaysia
Woodpecker,_Bay Blythipicus pyrrhotis Found: China, Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, Malaysia
Image by: 1) Raju_Kasambe 2) Tang_Jun 3) Rejaul_Karim
Woodpecker,_Maroon Blythipicus rubiginosus Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand
Image by: 1, 3) John_Mittermeier 2) Weng_Keong_Liew
Genus Campephilus Found : mainly South America; also North America (Mexico)
These are large South American Woodpeckers. The name means "lover of grubs". For similarly appearing woodpeckers, see also Dryocopus.
Woodpecker,_Cream-backed Campephilus leucopogon Found: South America
The Cream-backed Woodpecker has black upperparts with large cream colored stripe on back; red head. Male has black-and-white ear spot. Female has black forehead; black forecrest; white malar stripe. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Similar to: Robust Woodpecker. Cream-backed Woodpecker has wider light colored stripe on back than does the Robust Woodpecker.
Image by: 1. 2, 3) Nick_Athanas - Argentina 4) Cristiano Crolle - Esteros del Iberà, ArgentinaSimilar to: Robust Woodpecker. Cream-backed Woodpecker has wider light colored stripe on back than does the Robust Woodpecker.
1) Pair - male on top 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Crimson-bellied Campephilus haematogaster Found: Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
The Crimson-bellied Woodpecker has black upperparts; red creasted head; red underparts; off-white face with black eye-line; off-white above base of bill.
Similar to: Red-necked Woodpecker. Crimson-bellied Woodpecker has off-white face with black eye-line; Red-necked Woodpecker has red face.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Delahaye 4) Rodrigo_Gavirao 5) Nick_Athanas - ColumbiaSimilar to: Red-necked Woodpecker. Crimson-bellied Woodpecker has off-white face with black eye-line; Red-necked Woodpecker has red face.
1) Juvenile 2) Female 3, 5) Male
Woodpecker,_Crimson-crested Campephilus melanoleucos Found: South America
The Cirmson-crested Woodpecker has black upperparts; red crest; white lines running down the sides of the black throat and shoulders, which meet in a V on the back; white underparts barred with black. Adult females have white line from base of bill that connects with the white line on throat. In adult males the white line is not is not continuous; instead there is a white above base of bill and white spot on cheek. Female has black forehead.
Similar to: Guayaquil Woodpecker. Male Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white above base of bill; male Guayaquil Woodpecker has red above base of bill. Female Crimson-crested Woodpecker has black forehead; female Guayaquil Woodpecker has red forehead.
Similar to: Lineated Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white lines on the back that form a V; Lineated Woodpecker has parallel white lines on the back.
Similar to: Powerful Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white underparts with black bars; Powerful Woodpecker has black underparts.
Image by: 1) Cláudio Timm - the Amazon, Brazil 2, 3, 4, 5) Dick Daniels - Soberania National Park, Panama 6) birdphotos.com - VenezuelaSimilar to: Guayaquil Woodpecker. Male Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white above base of bill; male Guayaquil Woodpecker has red above base of bill. Female Crimson-crested Woodpecker has black forehead; female Guayaquil Woodpecker has red forehead.
Similar to: Lineated Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white lines on the back that form a V; Lineated Woodpecker has parallel white lines on the back.
Similar to: Powerful Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white underparts with black bars; Powerful Woodpecker has black underparts.
5) Female on left, male on right 6) Male
Woodpecker,_Guayaquil Campephilus gayaquilensis Found: Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
The Guayaquil Woodpecker has black upperparts; red crest; white lines running down the sides of the black throat and shoulders, which meet in a V on the back; white underparts barred with black. Adult females have white line from base of bill that connects with the white line on throat. In adult males the white line is not is not continuous; instead there is a white spot on cheek.
Similar to: Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Male Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white above base of bill; male Guayaquil Woodpecker has red above base of bill. Female Crimson-crested Woodpecker has black forehead; female Guayaquil Woodpecker has red forehead.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Nick_Athanas -Peru, Ecuador, EcuadorSimilar to: Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Male Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white above base of bill; male Guayaquil Woodpecker has red above base of bill. Female Crimson-crested Woodpecker has black forehead; female Guayaquil Woodpecker has red forehead.
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Magellanic Campephilus magellanicus Found: Chile, Argentina
The Magellanic Woodpecker has dark bill; black body with white secondaries. Male has red head. Female has black head with impressive crest.
Image by: 1) Richard Crook 2) Nick_Athanas 3,4) Liam Quinn - Agrentina 5) Serge_Ouachee.jpg){kind=link}
1) Female 2) Male with juvenile 3, 4, 5) Male
Woodpecker,_Pale-billed Campephilus guatemalensis Found: Mexico to Panama
The Pale-billed Woodpecker has red crest; black upperparts; white lines along side of neck; white underparts barred with gray. Male has red forehead and throat; female has black forehead and throat.
Similar to: Lineated Woodpecker. Pale-billed Woodpecker is larger than Lineated Woodpecker. Lineated Woodpecker has white line from base of bill to neck.
Image by: 1) Alexsf007 - Cayo, Belize 2) llsproat 3) D. G. Robertson - Costa Rica Similar to: Lineated Woodpecker. Pale-billed Woodpecker is larger than Lineated Woodpecker. Lineated Woodpecker has white line from base of bill to neck.
1) Male
Woodpecker,_Powerful Campephilus pollens Found: South America
The Powerful Woodpecker has white lines running from the base of the bill, down the sides of the throat and shoulders, and meeting in a V on the back. The rest of the plumage is black, except the male has a red crest. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Similar to: Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white underparts with black bars; Powerful Woodpecker has black underparts.
Image: 1, 4) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador 2) JPC Raleigh 3) Francesco Veresoni - EcuadorSimilar to: Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white underparts with black bars; Powerful Woodpecker has black underparts.
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Red-necked Campephilus rubricollis Found: South America
The Red-necked Woodpecker has a red head, neck, underparts. The male has a white ear spot with black. Female has white at base of bill. Rest of plumage is black.
Similar to: Crimson-bellied Woodpecker. Crimson-bellied Woodpecker has off-white face with black eye-line; Red-necked Woodpecker has red face.
Image by: 1) Barloventomagico - Bolivia 2) Maxime_Dechelle - French Guiana 3) Nick_Athanas - BrazilSimilar to: Crimson-bellied Woodpecker. Crimson-bellied Woodpecker has off-white face with black eye-line; Red-necked Woodpecker has red face.
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Robust Campephilus robustus Found: South America
The Robust Woodpecker has red head, throat, neck; white underparts barred with black. There is no white line on neck. The male has a light ear spot with black; female has white malar stripe. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.
Similar to: Cream-backed Woodpecker. Cream-backed Woodpecker has wider light colored stripe on back than does the Robust Woodpecker.
Image by: 1, 2) Cláudio Timm - Santa Catarina, Brazil 3) Dario_Sanches 4) Nick_AthanasSimilar to: Cream-backed Woodpecker. Cream-backed Woodpecker has wider light colored stripe on back than does the Robust Woodpecker.
1, 2, 4) Male
Genus Campethera Found : Africa
Woodpecker,_Bennett's Campethera bennettii Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Lip Kee - Botswana 2) Johann Synman - Zambia 3,4) Derek Keats - South Africa 5) Nik Borrow - Zambia
1) Male on left, Female on right
Woodpecker,_Brown-eared Campethera caroli Found: Africa
The Brown-eared Woodpecker has olive-brown upperparts; dark brown tail; brown face; olive-green throat speckled with white; olive-green underparts streaked with buff, yellow or white. Male has red hind-crown.
Image by: 1) Steve Garvie - Kenya 2) Ross_Tsai - Uganda 3) Steve_Garvie
Woodpecker,_Buff-spotted Campethera nivosa Found: Africa
The Buff-spotted Woodpecker has plain green upperparts; yellowish-olive or dark olive underparts spotted or barred with buff. Male has dark olive or blackish crown; bright red nape. Female lacks red nape.
Image by: 1) Michael_Andersen - Sierae Leone 2) Marcel_Holyoak - Cameroon 3) Ross_Tsai
Woodpecker,_Fine-spotted Campethera punctuligera Found: Africa
The Fine-spotted Woodpecker has green upperparts with fine pale spots; bars on rump, tail; whitish or yellowish underparts with fine dark spots. Male has red crown; female has dark fore-crown with red on rear half.
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1) Female 2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Golden-tailed Campethera abingoni Found: Africa
The Golde-tailed Woodpecker has a gold tinge to its lower back and tail.
Image by: 1) Ulrich_prokop 2) Alastair Rae 3) Arno Meintjes 4) Cristiano Crolle - Kalahari desert Namibia 5) Derek_Keats - South Africa 6) Nik_Borrow - Gambia
Woodpecker,_Green-backed also Little Spotted Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii Found: Africa
The Green-backed Woodpecker has green upperparts spotted with buff or yellow; buff or white underparts with black spots; black barring on fllanks; white supercilium. Male has scarlet crown flecked with black; red nape. Female has blackish crown spotted with white; red nape.
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi 2) Nik_Borrow - Uganda
Woodpecker,_Knysna Campethera notata Found: South Africa
The Knysna olive green upperparts; olive-brown tail crossed with 6 bars of almost yellow color; gray-black feathers on crown are tipped scarlet (female has scarlet only on rear-crown); whitish ear coverts streaked with black; yellowish underparts covered with black spots.
Image by: 1) Ulrich_prokop 2) Naturalis
Woodpecker,_Little_Green Campethera maculosa Found: Africa
The Little Green Woodpecker has yellowish-green or bronze-green upperparts; brown flight feathers with buffish bars; tail blackish with some yellow and green; buff with brown spots head, neck, throat; buffish breast; greenish-white belly; deep olive bars on all the underparts. Male has olive-blackish crown with some indistinct red; red nape. Female has no red on crown; buff spots on crown, nape.
Image by: 1) John_Caddick - Sierra Leone 2) Craig_Evenhouse
Woodpecker,_Mombasa Campethera mombassica Found: Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Image by: 1, 2) Steve Garvie - Kenya
1) Female 2) Male
Woodpecker , Nubian Campethera nubica Found: Africa
Image by: 1, 2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels - Keekorok Lodge in the Masai Mara, Kenya 5) Brad Schram - Samburu National Reserve 6) Wifflepeg - Kenya 7) Joseph Mochoge - Eburu Kenya
1 - 4) Female 5, 6) Male
Woodpecker,_Tullberg's Campethera tullbergi Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Nik Borrow - Cameroon 2, 3) Mike_Barth - Kenya 3)
1) Female
Genus Celeus Found : mainly in South America
These species are often chestnut colored. They have a crest which is usually lighter than the body. Male has red malar stripe.
Woodpecker,_Blond-crested Celeus flavescens Found: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
The Blond-crested Woodpecker has a blond head with long crest; yellow throat; black upperparts with white edging; black underparts. Male has a red malar stripe.
Similar to: Pale-crested Woodpecker. Female Pale-crested Woodpecker has brown malar stripe; female Blond-crested Woodpecker has negligble malar stripe. Differentiating between males is problematic.
Image by: 1, 4) Dario Sanches- Brazil 2, 3) Aaron Maizish - Brazil 5) DougMino - BrazilSimilar to: Pale-crested Woodpecker. Female Pale-crested Woodpecker has brown malar stripe; female Blond-crested Woodpecker has negligble malar stripe. Differentiating between males is problematic.
1) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Chestnut Celeus elegans Found: Trinadad, South America
The Chestnut Woodpecker has mainly chestnut plumage; yellow rump, flanks; black tail; light yellow bill; light eye-rings. Male has a red malar stripe.
Similar to: Scale-breasted Woodpecker. Scale-breasted Woodpecker has "scales"; Chesnut woodpecker is not barred.
Image by: 1) Steve Garvie - Trinadad 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Trinidad 3) Joao_Quental - BrazilSimilar to: Scale-breasted Woodpecker. Scale-breasted Woodpecker has "scales"; Chesnut woodpecker is not barred.
Woodpecker,_Chestnut-colored Celeus castaneus Found: Mexico, Central America
The Chestnut-colored Woodpecker has mainly dark rufous plumage with black chevrons; a lighter chestnut head; pale yellow bill.
Similar to: Cinnamon Woodpecker. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker has dark upperparts and underparts; Cinnamon Woodpecker has dark upperparts, lighter underparts.
Image by: 1, 2) Doug_Greenberg - Costa Rica 3) George_Lin - Costa Roca Amy McAndrews - Mexico 2) Michael Woodruff - Costa Rica 3) Don Faulkner - Costa Rica 4) Nick_Athanas - Costa RicaSimilar to: Cinnamon Woodpecker. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker has dark upperparts and underparts; Cinnamon Woodpecker has dark upperparts, lighter underparts.
Woodpecker,_Cinnamon Celeus loricatus Found: Central America, South America (Columbia)
The Cinnamon Woodpecker has (cinnamon) rufous upperparts with thin black chevrons; cinnamon crest; light underparts with black chevrons; pale yellow bill. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Similar to: Chestnut-colored Woodpecker. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker has dark upperparts and underparts; Cinnamon Woodpecker has dark upperparts, lighter underparts.
Similar to: Waved Woodpecker. Waved Woodpecker has bolder bars on its back than does the Cinnamon Woodpecker.
Image by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Soberania National Park, Panama 3) HarmonyOnPlanetEarth - Panama 4) Nick_Athanas - EcuadorSimilar to: Chestnut-colored Woodpecker. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker has dark upperparts and underparts; Cinnamon Woodpecker has dark upperparts, lighter underparts.
Similar to: Waved Woodpecker. Waved Woodpecker has bolder bars on its back than does the Cinnamon Woodpecker.
3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Cream-colored Celeus flavus Found: South America
The Cream-colored Woodpecker has mainly creamy yellow plumage; darker wingtips; black tail. Male has dark ring around eyes.
Image by: Jerry Oldenettel - Venezuela 2) Mark Watson - Venezuela 3) Joao Quental - Peru4) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Helmeted Dryocopus galeatus Found: Argentina. Rare in Brazil, Paraguay
The Helmeted Woodpecker has mainly brown-black upperparts; cream lower back; cream underparts with black barring; cinnamon colored head brightening to red on crown, crest.
Image by: 1) Carlos_de_Almeida 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Martjan_Lammertink
Woodpecker,_Kaempfer's Celeus obrieni Found: Brazil
The Kaempher's Woodpecker has buff upperparts; wing coverts barred with black; black upper-breast, tail. Male has red malar.
Image by: 1) Joao_Quental 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Alex_Mesquita
Woodpecker,_Pale-crested Celeus lugubris Found: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
The Pale-crested Woodpecker has a pale-yellow crested head; dark brown or black upperparts with yellow bars; dark brown underparts with some barring. Male has red malar stripe; female has brown malar stripe which extends onto face.
Similar to: Blond-crested Woodpecker. Female Pale-crested Woodpecker has brown malar stripe; female Blond-crested Woodpecker has negligble malar stripe. Differentiating between males is problematic.
Image by: 1) Tambako The Jaguar 2) David Schenfeld - Brazil 3) Amelia_Berti - Paraguay maleSimilar to: Blond-crested Woodpecker. Female Pale-crested Woodpecker has brown malar stripe; female Blond-crested Woodpecker has negligble malar stripe. Differentiating between males is problematic.
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Ringed Celeus torquatus Found: northern South America
The Ringed Woodpecker has cinnamon head, neck; light chestnut upperparts with blackish bars, tail; black breast; black back on one subspecies; lower belly light cinnamon. Male has red malar streak.
Similar to: Rufous-headed Woodpecker. Ringed Woodpecker has darker upperparts than Rufous-headed Woodpecker.
Image by: 1) Sean McCann - French Guiana 2) Amy McAndrews - Brazil 3) Nick_Athanas - Brazil 4) Hector_Bottai - BrazilSimilar to: Rufous-headed Woodpecker. Ringed Woodpecker has darker upperparts than Rufous-headed Woodpecker.
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Woodpecker,_Rufous-headed Celeus spectabilis Found: South America
The Rufous-headed Woodpecker has a red head, throat; black bib, tail; creamy colored with black bars. Male has red moustache.
Similar to: Ringed Woodpecker. Ringed Woodpecker has darker upperparts than Rufous-headed Woodpecker.
Image by: 1) Yuri Hooker 2) Ross at Texas 3) Joao_Quental - BrazilSimilar to: Ringed Woodpecker. Ringed Woodpecker has darker upperparts than Rufous-headed Woodpecker.
Woodpecker,_Scale-breasted Celeus grammicus Found: northern South America
The Scale-breasted Woodpecker has barred (scaly) chestnut upperparts and breast; chestnut head; yellowish-brown flanks; light eye-rings.
Similar to: Chestnut Woodpecker. Scale-breasted Woodpecker has "scales"; Chesnut woodpecker is not barred.
Image by: 1) Dave_Wendelken 2) Claudio_D_Timm Similar to: Chestnut Woodpecker. Scale-breasted Woodpecker has "scales"; Chesnut woodpecker is not barred.
1) Female 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Waved Celeus undatus Found: northern South America
The Wave Woodpecker has cinnamon upperparts with bold wavy dark bars; cinnamon head, neck have faint bars; small crest; lighter cinnamon underparts with black bars. Male has red malar stripe. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Similar to: Cinnamon Woodpecker. Waved Woodpecker has bolder bars on its back than does the Cinnamon Woodpecker.
Image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel - Venezuela 2) Nick_Athanas - Venezula 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Michel_Giraud-Audine in French Guiana Similar to: Cinnamon Woodpecker. Waved Woodpecker has bolder bars on its back than does the Cinnamon Woodpecker.
2) Female 3) Male
Genus Chrysocolaptes Found : Asia
These woodpeckers are known as flameback. For similar Asian woodpeckers see also Dinopium, Dryocopus
Flameback,_Buff-spotted Chrysocolaptes lucidus Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Stijn_De_Win 2) Leif_Gabrielsen
1, 2) Male
Flameback, Crimson-backed Chrysocolaptes stricklandi also Chrysocolaptes lucidus stricklandi Found: Sri Lanka
Image by: 1) Hafiz Issadeen 2) Dhammika Heenpella - Sri Lanka 3) Gihan_Jayaweera
Flameback, Greater Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Found: Asia
The Greater Flameback has unmarked golden yellow to dark brown back and wings; white underparts with dark markings; black tail; white to yellowish eyes. The male has a red crest; the female's is various colors depending on the subspecies, but not red. The Luzon Flameback is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Greater Flameback.
Similar to: Black-rumped Flameback. Greater Flameback has white throat; Black-rumped Flameback has black throat.
Similar to: Common Flameback. Common Flameback has bold moustachial stripes; Greater Flameback does not.
Image by: 1) Arindam Mitra - India 2, 3) Vijay Anand Ismavel JJ Harrison - Thailand Allan Hopkins - India Similar to: Black-rumped Flameback. Greater Flameback has white throat; Black-rumped Flameback has black throat.
Similar to: Common Flameback. Common Flameback has bold moustachial stripes; Greater Flameback does not.
1, 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male
Flameback,_Javan Chrysocolaptes strictus Found: Java, Bali and Kangean Islands (Indonesia)
Image by: 1) John_Mittermeier - Java, Indonesia 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Java
1) Female 2) Male
Flameback,_Luzon Chrysocolaptes haematribon Found: Philippines
The Luzon Flameback is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Greater Flameback.
Image by: 1) Yann_Muzika 2) Neon_Thomas 3) Christian_Artuso1) Female 2, 3) Male
Flameback,_Red-headed Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) David_Fisher - Palawan
Flameback,_Yellow-faced Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus Found; Philippines
The Yellow-faced Flameback is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Greater Flameback.
Image by: 1) John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Woodpecker,_White-naped Chrysocolaptes festivus Found: India, Sri Lanka
The White-naped Woodpecker has a white nape that extends down the back; black eye-line extends down neck continuing down the back creating a V-shaped border of the white; golden remaining upperparts, wings; black tail, rump; white underparts with black chevrons. There is white above the black eye-line. Male has red crown; female has yellow crown.
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Genus Colpates Found : The Americas
Colaptes woodpeckers typically have a brown or green back and wings with black barring, and a beige to yellowish underside, with black spotting or barring. There are usually colorful markings on the head. Many of these birds – particularly the northerly species – are more terrestrial than usual among woodpeckers. Genus Picus can be considered to be their Old World counterparts.
Flicker,_Andean Colaptes rupicola Found: South America
The Andean Flicker is mainly terrestrial and found at high altitudes. It has dark brown upperparts with white bars; light gray underparts with speckled breast; dark gray top of head; black malar stripe. The male lacks red on the nape.
Image by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Peru 3, 4) Nick_Athanas - Argentina
3) Female (Colaptes rupicola puna) 4) Male (Colaptes rupicola rupicola)
Flicker,_Campo Colaptes campestris Found: South America
The Campo Flicker has black upperparts barred white; yellowish golden ear-coverts, neck, and breast; whitish belly thinly barred; black top of head and nape; black or white throat depending on subspecies. Male has reddish tinge to malar.
Image by: 1, 3, 4) Cláudio
Timm -
Tacuarembó, Uruguay 2) Nick_Athanas - Brazil 5) Dario Sanches - Brazil 6) Wagner
Lemes 7) Cristiano Crolle - Esteros del Iberà, Argentina
1) Juvenile 2, 3, 4) Female 5, 6) Male
Flicker,_Chilean Colaptes pitius Found: Argentina, Chile
The Chilean Flicker has black upperparts with white barring; off white underparts with black barring; bluish-gray crown.
Similar to: Fernandina's Flicker. The ranges of the Chilean Flicker and Fernandina's Flicker do not overlap.
Image by: 1) Ben Tubby - Chile 2) Haplochromis 3) Dominic_Sherony 4) Gabriel_Barrera_Maffioletti - ChileSimilar to: Fernandina's Flicker. The ranges of the Chilean Flicker and Fernandina's Flicker do not overlap.
Flicker,_Fernandina's Colaptes fernandinae Found: Cuba
The Chilean Flicker has black upperparts with white barring; off white underparts with black barring; bluish-gray crown.
Similar to: Chilean Flicker. The ranges of the Chilean Flicker and Fernandina's Flicker do not overlap.
Image by: 1) Gail_Hampshire 2) Laura Gooch 3) Blake MaybankSimilar to: Chilean Flicker. The ranges of the Chilean Flicker and Fernandina's Flicker do not overlap.
1) Female 2) Male
Flicker,_Field Colaptes campestroides Found: South America
The Field Flicker is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the Campo Flicker, Colaptes campestris.
It has brownish black upperparts barred white; white underparts barred brown; yellow nape and breast; whitish belly thinly barred; black top of head and nape; white throat. Male has red malar stripe, female has black.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee Yap 2) Nathan_HentzeIt has brownish black upperparts barred white; white underparts barred brown; yellow nape and breast; whitish belly thinly barred; black top of head and nape; white throat. Male has red malar stripe, female has black.
Flicker, Gilded Colaptes chrysoides Found: southwest United States, northern Mexico
The Gilded Flicker most frequently nests in the saguaro cactus.
Similar to: Red-shafted Flicker. Gilded Flicker has golden underwings versus red underwings for the Red-shafted Flicker. Gilded Flicker has brighter cinnamon crown.
Image by: 1) Andy_Blackledge 2) Evan Bornholtz - Arizona 3, 4) Glenn Seplak - ArizonaSimilar to: Red-shafted Flicker. Gilded Flicker has golden underwings versus red underwings for the Red-shafted Flicker. Gilded Flicker has brighter cinnamon crown.
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1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Flicker, Northern Colaptes auratus Found: North America and Central America
The Northern Flicker has a brown back with black bars; black patch on upper breast; beige lower breast and belly with black spots.
Yellow-shafted Flicker (eastern): Male has black malar stipe, female has gray crown.
Red-shafted Flicker (western): Male has red malar stipe, female has brown crown.
Similar to: Gilded Flicker. Gilded Flicker has golden underwings versus red underwings for the Red-shafted Flicker. Gilded Flicker has brighter cinnamon crown.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina 4) Mike & Chris - New Jersey 5, 5, 8) Elaine R. Wilson and Alan D Wilson in Oregon and British Columbia 7) Minette Layne - Washington Yellow-shafted Flicker (eastern): Male has black malar stipe, female has gray crown.
Red-shafted Flicker (western): Male has red malar stipe, female has brown crown.
Similar to: Gilded Flicker. Gilded Flicker has golden underwings versus red underwings for the Red-shafted Flicker. Gilded Flicker has brighter cinnamon crown.
1, 2) Yellow-shafted female 3, 4) Yellow-shafted male 5, 6) Red-shafted female 7, 8) Red-shafted male
Woodpecker,_Black-necked Colaptes atricollis Found: Peru, Argentina (infrequent)
The Black-necked Woodpecker has a black neck, upper breast, and forehead; white cheeks continuing to nape.
Image by: 1, 2) Charlie Westerinen - the Buenos Aires reserve, Argentina 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Juan_Luna in Peru
Woodpecker,_Crimson-mantled Colaptes rivolii Found: South America
The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker has red mantle, back, rear-crown; black fore-crown (amount of black varies via subspecies); black throat, upper-breast; yellow lower-breast, belly.
Image by: 1, 2) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador 3) Santiago Ron - Ecuador 4) Jerry Oldenettel - Ecuador 5) Alejandro_Tamayo - Columbia_(24711111126).jpg){kind=link}
1) Female 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Golden-olive Colaptes rubiginosus Found: Central and South America
The Golden-olive Woodpecker plain green upperparts; barred underparts (some subspecies yellow with no barring); white cheeks continuing to nape. Male has red malar.
Similar to: Spot-breasted Woodpecker. Spot-breasted Woodpecker has barred back; Golden-olive Woodpecker lacks back barring.
Image by: 1) New Jersy Birds 2, 6) Nick_Athanas 3) Kale Ferguson 4) Alejandro_Tamayo 5) Gary_Clark 7) Dominic Sherony Similar to: Spot-breasted Woodpecker. Spot-breasted Woodpecker has barred back; Golden-olive Woodpecker lacks back barring.
1 - 4) Female 5, 6) Male
3) Subspecies Colaptes rubiginosus chrysogaster lacks barring on underparts
Woodpecker,_Gray-crowned Colaptes auricularis Found: Mexico
The Gray-crowned Woodpecker has a gray crown, nape; olive upperparts; light underparts with barring. Male has red malar.
Image by: 1, 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Pete_Morris 3, 4) Nick_Athanas1) Female 2 - 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Green-barred Colaptes melanochloros Found: South America
The Green-barred Woodpecker has dark brown back barred white with some yellowish-green tinge; black crown and forehead; red nape.
Image by: 1) Cláudio Timm - Santa Tereza Park, Uruguay 2, 3)
Dario Sanches - Brazil 4) Cristiano Crolle - Buenos Aires, Argentina 5) Nick Athanas 6) Gustavo_Duran - Argentina
Woodpecker,_Spot-breasted Colaptes punctigula Found: Panama, South America
The Spot-breasted Woodpecker has olive barred upperparts; yellowish underparts with spots; black fore-crown; red rear-crown, nape; white face; black throat. Male has red between white of face and black of throat.
Similar to: Golden-olive Woodpecker. Spot-breasted Woodpecker has barred back; Golden-olive Woodpecker lacks back barring.
Image by: 1) birdphotos.com - Venezuela 2, 3) Barloventomagico - Venezuela 4) Nick_Athanas - VenezuelaSimilar to: Golden-olive Woodpecker. Spot-breasted Woodpecker has barred back; Golden-olive Woodpecker lacks back barring.
1) Male, left; female, right 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Genus Dendrocopos Found : mainly Asia, also Europe
These are small woodpeckers, sometimes call Pygmy Woodpeckers.
Woodpecker,_Arabian Dendrocopos dorae Found: Southwest Saudi Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Woodpecker has olive-gray to brown upperparts streaked with white; brownish or pale gray head; bright red patch on rear crown (male only); gray underparts streaked with white; hint of red on belly.
Image by: 1) P_Khoo Ateah_Alfakih
Woodpecker,_Brown-capped Dendrocopos nanus Found: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
The Brown-capped Woodpecker has white-barred brown upperparts; brown cap, eye-line; white underparts with faint brown streaks; white supercilium.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee - Singapore 2) Shyamai - India 3) Antony Grossy - India
Male (D. m. moluccensis) 2) D. m. nanus
Woodpecker,_Brown-fronted Dendrocopos auriceps Found: Indian Subcontinent
The Brown-fronted Woodpecker has black upperparts with white barring; black-streaked white underparts; black nape.. Male has brown fore-crown; yellow center-crown; red rear-crown. Female has yellow crown. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan.
Image by: 1, 2) Nabarunsadhya 3) Patty McGann 4) Dr. Caesar Photography
Woodpecker,_Crimson-breasted Dendrocopos cathpharius Found: Asia
The Crimson-breasted Woodpecker is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Woodpecker,_Darjeeling Dendrocopos darjellensis Found: Indian Subcontent
The Darjeeling Woodpecker has black upperparts with white patches on sides; white or yellow face; yellow neck sides; black mouchtacial stripes extending to neck upper-breast; white-barred black tail; yellow-buff underparts with black streaks. Male has red nape patch.
Image by: 1) Francesco Verronesi - Bhutan 2) Brendan Ryan - Myanmar
Woodpecker,_Freckle-breasted Dendrocopos analis Found: Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Image by: 1) Ariefrahman - Thailand
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Woodpecker,_Fulvous-breasted Dendrocopos macei Found: Indian subcontinent, Myanmar
The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker has white-barred black upperparts; whitish face, neck; buff breast; pinkish belly; red (mlae) or black (female) cap.
Image by: 1, 4) JM Garg - India 2) Prakash Chakraborty 3) Arindam Mitra
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1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Gray-capped (Pygmy) Dendrocopos canicapillus Found: Asia
The Gray-capped Woodpecker has black upperparts with white spots; buff underparts with dark barring; dark gray crown bordered with black; white face with dark eye-line. Male has red nape.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) H1yashi Haka 4) Lin_Sun_Fong - Taiwan
Woodpecker,_Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Found: Europe, Asia
The Great Spotted Woodpecker has black upperparts and crown; large white shoulder patch; white forehead, cheeks, breast, and upper belly; reddish lower belly and undertail coverts; black bill; greenish gray legs. There is a black X shaped pattern on the side of the head that extends toward the chest. Males have red spot on the nape.
Similar to: Syrian Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker has bold black pattern in side of head; Syrian Woodpecker has much less face markings.
Similar to: White-winged Woodpecker. White-winged Woodpecker more extensive white wing patch.
Image by: 1) Wojsyl 2) Cristiano Crolle - Italy 3) Jan_Svetlik 4) Andrej_Chudy - Slovakia 5, 8) Andy_Morffew 6) Slawomir Staszczuk 7) Andre
Chatroux Similar to: Syrian Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker has bold black pattern in side of head; Syrian Woodpecker has much less face markings.
Similar to: White-winged Woodpecker. White-winged Woodpecker more extensive white wing patch.
1 - 4) Female 5 - 8) Male
Woodpecker,_Himilayan Dendrocopos himalayensis Found: Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
The Himilayan Woodpecker has black upperparts with large white patch from each shoulder towards mid-body; red (male) or black (female) crown; black moustacial stripe; black nape; off-white face, underparts.
Image: 1) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 2) Mike_Prince 3) JM Garg - India 4) Allan Hopkins 5) Prateik_Kulkarni
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1) Female 2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Lesser Spotted Dendrocopos minor Found: Europe, Asia
The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker had black nape and upper back; black and white barred lower back (spacing between bars increasing down the back); white underparts with streaked flanks. The male has crimson crown; brown forehead. Female has white forehead.
Image by: 1) Vitalii_Khustochka - Ukraine 2) Zaltys - Finland 3) Thermos - Finland 4) Maris_Pukitis - Latvia
Woodpecker,_Middle-spotted Dendrocopos medius Found: Europe, Asia
The Middle-spotted Woodpecker has black upperparts; large white shoulder patch; white cheeks and underparts; red crown; diagonal black line from nape to top of breast.
Image by: 1) Frank Vassen - Poland 2) Andrej_Chudy - Solvakia 3) Sergey Yeliseev - Russia
Woodpecker,_Phlippine_Pygmy Dendrocopos maculatus Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Simon_Meulen - Luzon 2) Rey_Ana - Luzon 3) Gerry_Brett
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Pygmy also Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos kizuki Found: Asia
The smallest of the Dendrocopos woodpeckers is found in Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.
Image by: 1) Alastair Rae 2) coniferconifer 3) Francesco Veronesi - Japan 4) Laitche - Osaka
Woodpecker,_Rufous-bellied Dendrocopos hyperythrus Found: Asia
The Rufous-bellied Woodpecker has rufous underparts; rufous head with white face; white-barred black upperparts.
Image by: 1) Ron Knight 2) Dr Caesar Photography 3) Francesco Veronesi - Bhutan
Woodpecker,_Sind Dendrocopos assimilis Found: India, Iran, and Pakistan
Image by: 1) Thomas_Douglas 2) Bjorn_Johansson - Iran3) Ghulam_Rasool - Pakistan
Woodpecker,_Stripe-breasted Dendrocopos atratus Found: Asia
The Stripe-breasted Woodpecker is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1, 2) Jerry Oldenettel - Thailand 3) Jason_Thompson - Thailand 4) Vijay_Ismavel
Woodpecker,_Sulu Dendrocopos ramsayi Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Joseph_Smit
1) Female left; male right
Woodpecker,_Sulawesi (Pygmy) Dendrocopos temminckii Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) John Gould 2) AS_Kono
Woodpecker,_Sunda Dendrocopos moluccensis Found: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
The Sunda Woodpecker has grayish-brown upperparts with white spots; grayish-brown crown; white face broad and long brown eye-line; whitish underparts with light brown streaking.
Image by: 1) Seshadri - Singapore 2) Ron_Knight - Bali, Indonesia 3) Lip_kee - Singapore
Woodpecker,_Syrian Dendrocopos syriacus Found: Europe, southwest Asia
The Syrian Woodpecker has black upperparts and crown; large white shoulder patch; white forehead, cheeks, breast, and upper belly; reddish lower belly and undertail coverts; black bill; greenish gray legs. There is a diagonal black line from base of bill to nape. Male has crimson spot on nape, black crown. Female has crimson crown, does not have crimson spot on nape.
Similar to: Great Spotted Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker has bold black pattern in side of head; Syrian Woodpecker has much less face markings.
Image by: 1, 5) Charlie Westerinen - Bulgaria 2) Vitaliy Khustochka - Ukraine 3) Ofer Faigon - Jerusalem, Israel 4) Francesco Veronesi - Hungary 6) Video by Avibirds. More vidoesSimilar to: Great Spotted Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker has bold black pattern in side of head; Syrian Woodpecker has much less face markings.
1, 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male
Woodpecker,_White-backed Dendrocopos leucotos Found: Europe, Asia
The White-backed Woodpecker's black back has much white on it. There is a black cresent on the side of face which has a line extending towards the shoulder. Male has red crown; female has black crown.
Image by:1, 2) Sergey Yelisee - Moscow 3, 4) Hiyashi_Haka1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_White-winged Dendrocopos leucopterus Found: Asia
The White-winged Woodpecker has white wings, face, underparts; rest is black.
Image by: 1) Alastair Rae 2) Sergey Yeliseev 
Woodpecker,_Yellow-crowned Dendrocopos mahrattensis Found: Indian Subcontinent
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker has black upperparts with white barring and spots; off-white face; red belly patch. Male has scarlet nape and yellow fore-crown; female has yellowish nape, crown.
Image by: 1) T Monk 2, 3) JM Garg - Inda 
Genus Dendropicos Found : Africa
Woodpecker,_Abyssinian Dendropicos abyssinicus Found: Eritrea, Ethiopia
The Abyssinian Woodpecker has a golden yellow mantle; bright red rump; barred winds, tail; pale underparts; brown eye-line. Male has red crown, nape.
Image by: 1) P_Khoo 2) Allan Drewitt 3) Nik_Borrow - Ethiopia
3) Male
Woodpecker,_African_Gray Dendropicos goertae Found: Africa
The African Gray Woodpecker has unmarked green upperparts; gray head, underparts; red rump, small belly patch; blackish tail. Male has red crown; female doesn't.
Image by: 1, 2) Thom_Hasi - Senegal 3) Allan_Hopkins
1, 2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Bearded Dendropicos namaquus Found: Africa
The Bearded Woodpecker has mainly yellowish-brown upperparts with narrow white barring; some black on top of mantle; brown tail barred white with yellowish shafts; gray underparts with narrow white barring; grayish-black bill; gray legs; red eyes; white face with broad black eye-line; black crown, throat. Male has red hind-crown.
Image by: 1)) Bernard_Dupont - South Africa 2) Paul Seligman 3, 4) Nik_Borrow - Tanzania_female_(16462030862).jpg){kind=link}
1. 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Brown-backed Dendropicos obsoletus Found: Africa
The Brown-backed Woodpecker has brown head, back; white-spotted brown wings; white supercilium; lightly-striped buff underparts. Male has red hind-crown, nape; female does not.
Image by: 1) Carol Foil - Kenya 2, 3) Nik_Borrow - Ghana
Woodpecker,_Cardinal Dendropicos fuscescens Found: Africa
The Cardinal Woodpecker has white spotted olive back; white underparts streaked with black; white face and throat; black malar stripe; brown fore-crown; tawny rump. The male has a red hind crown and nape, the female has a dark hind-crown and black nape.
Image by: 1, 2) Derek Keats 3) Alan Manson - Zambia 4) Hans Hillewaert -
near Lusalso, Zambia
5) Charlie Westerinen 5) Ian White - South Africa 7) Nik_Borrow - Uganda
1, 2) Female 3 - 7) Male
Woodpecker,_Eastern_Gray also Gray-headed Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus Found: eastern Africa
The Eastern Gray Woodpecker has yellowish-green upperparts; brown wings, tail; red rump; pale gray head; male has red crown nape; pale gray underparts with red patch on lower-belly.
Image by: 1) Lip_Kee - Ethiopia 2) Nik_Borrow - Ethiopia 2, 3) Sergey_Yeliseev - Ethiopia
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Elliot's Dendropicos elliotii Found: Africa
The Elliot's Woodpecker has plain green upperparts with brown on bronze tinge; brown wings, upper-tail; buff face with black fore-crown; yellowish or whitish underparts with olive streaks; olive barring on flanks. Male has red rear-crown, nape; black on female.
Image by: 1) Peter_Dedicoat - Uganda 2) Nik_Borrow - Cameroon1, 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Fire-bellied Dendropicos pyrrhogaster Found: Africa
The Fire-bellied Woodpecker has olive or bronze upperparts with slight barring; brwon wings; blackish upper-tail; red rump; white head with broad eye-lien extending to breast; white throat; cream breast with chevrons on flanks; scarlet central belly. Male has red crown, nape. Female has black crown, nape.
Image by: 1, 3) Nik_Borrow - Ghana 2) Przemyslaw_Kunysz - Ghana1, 2) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Gabon Dendropicos gabonensis Found: Africa
The Gabon Woodpecker has plain green upperparts; darker plain tail; yellowish underparts with black spots; brownish crown. Male has red hind-crown, nape.
Image by: 1) Vic Peters 2) John Gerrard Keulemans
Woodpecker,_Golden-crowned also Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus Found: Africa
The Golden-crowned Woodpecker has dull brownish-olive upperparts sometimes slightly barred; black eye-line extends to nape; whitish face, throat; brown underparts with white spotting on breast and white barring on lower belly. Male has small golden patch with black flecking on crown.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Kenya 2) Nik_Borrow - Gabon
Woodpecker,_Gray Dendropicos goertae also Mesopicos goertae Found: Africa
The Gray Woodpecker has gray head, underparts; green upperparts; red rump. Male has red crown.
Image by: 1, 3) JV Verde - Gambia 2) Tatiana Bulyonkova - Russia 4) Thorn Haslam - Senegal
1, 2) Female 3,4) Male
Woodpecker,_Little_Gray Dendropicos elachus Found: Africa
The Little Gray Woodpecker has grayish-brown upperparts with white barring; red rump; brown head. Male only has red hind-crown, nape.
Image by: 1) Roke 2, 3) Nik_Borrow - Senegal 4) Paul_Noakes - Cameroon
2, 3) Female 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Melancholy Dendropicos lugubris Found: Africa
The Melancholy Woodpecker has bronzy-green upperparts; olive-brown crown; red (male) or black (female) nape; white face; dusky ear-coverts; white supercilium; greenish-yellow underparts with broad brown streaks.
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Francesco Veronesi - Ghana
1) Melancoly Woodpecker on left, Gabon Woodpecker on right
Woodpecker,_Olive Dendropicos griseocephalus also Mesopicos griseocephalus Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Aviceda - Uganda 2) Nigel_Voaden - DR Congo 3) Francesco_Veronesi - South Africa
Woodpecker,_Speckle-breasted Dendropicos poecilolaemus Found: Africa
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Nik_Borrow - Uganda
Woodpecker,_Stierling's Dendropicos stierlingi Found: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania
The Stierling's Woodpecker has plain olive-brown upperparts; whitish underparts with brown markings; white face, chin, throat; brown eye-line; brown malar streak extends to breast; wings brown above and white below; reddish eyes. Male has red mid-crown, nape. Female has brown crown with pale streaks; black nape.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Nik_Borrow - Malawi1) Female 2, 3) Male
Genus Dinopium Found : Asia
These are large Asian flamebacks. For similar Asian woodpeckers see also Chrysocolaptes.
Flameback, Black-rumped also Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense Found: South Asia
The Black-rumped Flameback's golden yellow wing coverts are distinctive. It has a black rump; white underparts with dark chevron markings; black throat and nape; black eye-line; gray eye patch.Nale has red crown; female has black crown.
Similar to: Greater Flameback. Greater Flameback has white throat; Black-rumped Flameback has black throat.
Image by: 1) Challiyil Vipi - India 2) Muzaffar Bukhari - Pakistan 3, 4) J M Garg - IndiaSimilar to: Greater Flameback. Greater Flameback has white throat; Black-rumped Flameback has black throat.
Flameback,_Common Dinopium javanense Found: Asia
The Common Flameback has a golden back; black eyes-line joined to black rear neck stripe; long black moustachial stripes; black-scaled white underparts; red rump contrasting, black tail. Male has red crown, female black crown.
Similar to: Greater Flameback. Common Flameback has bold moustachial stripes; Greater Flameback does not.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Lip Kee - Singapore 4) Johnny Wee Similar to: Greater Flameback. Common Flameback has bold moustachial stripes; Greater Flameback does not.
1) Female 2 - 4) Male
Flameback, Himalayan Dinopium shorii Found: Indian Subcontinent
The Himalayan Flameback is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee - Nepal 2) Eudromias - northern Inda 3) Kannan_female_(21492912679)_(2).jpg){kind=link}
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Flameback,_Spot-throated Dinopium everetti Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Joseph_Smit 2) abcdefgewing - Palawan `
1) Female black brown, Male red crown
Woodpecker,_Olive-backed Dinopium rafflesii Found: Asia
Image by: 1) Robert_Lewis 2) Hectonichus - stuffed specimen 3) wokoti
Genus Dryocopus Found : Asia, Europe, North America, South America
These are large powerful woodpecks, usually with a black back and red on the head. In their quest for insects, as well as for rearing their young, they chip out large hoes in trees. For similarly appearing
woodpeckers, see Campephilus, Chrysocolaptes
Woodpecker,_Andaman Dryocopus hodgei Found: Andaman Islands of India
Image by: 1) Suhas_anand
Woodpecker,_Black Dryocopus martius Found: Europe, Asia
The Black Woodpecker is a crow-sized woodpecker. It is entirely black apart from a red crown. In males, the entire crown is red, but in females only the top hind-crown is red.
Similar to: White-bellied Woodpecker. The Black Wooedpecker is all black except for red crown; White-bellied Woodpecker has some white on it.
Image by: 1) Alastair Rae - Finland 2) Cesare_Dolzani - Italy 3) Andy_Li Similar to: White-bellied Woodpecker. The Black Wooedpecker is all black except for red crown; White-bellied Woodpecker has some white on it.
Woodpecker,_Black-bodied Dryocopus schulzi Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
The Black-bodied Woodpecker has mainly black plumage; broad white neck stripe; red crest.
Image by: 1) Ian_Davies - Argentina 2) picaflor2010
Woodpecker,_Lineated Dryocopus lineatus Found: Mexico to South America
The Lineated Woodpecker has black upperparts; white lines from base of bill continuning down the neck and then vertically down the back (birds from southeastern part of range sometimes lack the lines on the back); white underparts barred with black, red crest. Bill usually black but may be pale. Males have red line from bill to throat and red forehead. In adult females, these features are black.
Similar to: Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white lines on the back that form a V; Lineated Woodpecker has parallel white lines on the back.
Similar to: Pale-billed Woodpecker. Pale-billed Woodpecker is larger than Lineated Woodpecker. Lineated Woodpecker has white line from base of bill to neck.
Similar to: Pileated Woodpecker. Their ranges do not overlap.
Image by: 1, 3, 4) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador, Columbia, Ecuador 2, 5, 6) Dario
Sanches - Brazil Similar to: Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker has white lines on the back that form a V; Lineated Woodpecker has parallel white lines on the back.
Similar to: Pale-billed Woodpecker. Pale-billed Woodpecker is larger than Lineated Woodpecker. Lineated Woodpecker has white line from base of bill to neck.
Similar to: Pileated Woodpecker. Their ranges do not overlap.
1, 2) Female 3 - 6) Male 1, 3) Dryocopus lineatus lineatus 4) Dryocopus lineatus fuscipennis
Woodpecker,_Pileated Dryocopus pileatus Found: North America
The Pileated Woodpecker has black upperparts and lowerparts; white throat and neck; black line on nape; black eye-line. The male has red stripe above the chin; female has black stripe.
Similar to: Lineated Woodpecker. Their ranges do not overlap.
Image by: 1, 2, 3, 7) Dick Daniels - Ash, North Carolina 4) Dick - Sandwich, New Hampshire
5, 6) Alan
D Wilson -
Black Creek, British ColumbiaSimilar to: Lineated Woodpecker. Their ranges do not overlap.
2, 3, 4) Female 5, 6, 7) Male
Woodpecker,_White-bellied Dryocopus javensis Found: Asia
The White-bellied Woodpecker has many subspecies of varying appearance. All have mainly black plumage; red crown; white on some of the underparts. Some have white on face or throat.
Similar to: Black Woodpecker. The Black Wooedpecker is all black except for red crown; White-bellied Woodpecker has some white on it.
Image by: 1) Rahul Alvares 2) Nara Simhan 3) Jayanth Sharma 4) Sergey Yeliseev - VietnamSimilar to: Black Woodpecker. The Black Wooedpecker is all black except for red crown; White-bellied Woodpecker has some white on it.
Genus Gecinulus Found : southeast Asia
Woodpecker,_Bamboo Gecinulus viridis Found: Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Ban_Hor_Ng 2) Apisit_Wilaijit
Woodpecker,_Pale-headed Gecinulus grantia Found: China, Indian subcontinent, southest Asia
Image by: 1) Amarjyoti Saikia - India 2) Rishikesh_Gogoi
Genus Geocolaptes - 1 species
Woodpecker,_Ground Geocolaptes olivaceus Found: southern Africa
The Ground Woodpecker has grayish-brown upperparts with pale spotting (bolder towards rump); red rump (visilble in flight); buff underparts with red tinge; pale yellow eyes. Female slightly less red than male.
Image by: 1) Ian White - South Africa 2) Alan Manson- South Afica 3) Paul Barnard - South Africa 4) Francesco_Veronesi
Genus Hemicircus
Woodpecker,_Gray-and-buff Hemicircus concretus Found: southeast Asia
The Gray-and-buff Woodpecker is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee - Malaysia 2) Thorpe - Borneo
1) Female 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Heart-spotted Hemicircus canente Found: Asia
The Heart-spotted Woodpecker has black and white plumage. Male has black forehead, crown; they are buffy in female.
Image by: 1) Shrikant_Rao - India 2) Blaise_Droz
Genus Jynx Found : Africa, Asia, Europe
The Wrynecks lack stiff tail feathers as they more likely to perch on a branch than cling to a tree trunk. Their favorite food is ants which they find in decaying wood or on the ground. They get their name from their ability to rotate their head 180 degrees.
Wryneck,_Eurasian Jynx torquilla Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The Eurasian Wryneck has barred and mottled upperparts in shades of pale brown and rufous; cream speckled underparts spotted with brown.
Image by: 1) Ron Knight 2) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 3) Arnstein Rønning 4) Martien Brand - Netherlands 5) Sergey_Pisarevskiy - Russia 6) naturalhistoryman
Wryneck,_Rufous-necked also Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis Found: Africa
The Rufous-necked Whyneck has mainly cryptic plumage, with intricate patterning of grays and browns; rufous throat.
Image by: 1, 2) Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya 3) Carol Foil - Rift Valley, Kenya 4) Steve Garvie 5, 6, 7) Derek_Keats - South Africa
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1) Pair
Genus Meiglyptes Found : southeast Asia
Woodpecker,_Black-and-buff Meiglyptes jugularis Found: southeast Asia
The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel - Thailand 2) audieavianphotos2011 - Thailand
Woodpecker,_Buff-necked Meiglyptes tukki Found: southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Marcel Holyoak - Malaysia 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Thailand
Woodpecker,_Buff-rumped Meiglyptes tristis Found: southeast Asia
The Buff-rumped Woodpecker is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand
Image by: 1) Junis SP Photography 2, 3) Hiyashi Haka - Malaysia
Genus Melanerpes Found : New World
Their name means "black creeper". These woodpeckers all have some black on their upperparts and all have black bills.
Woodpecker,_Acorn Melanerpes formicivorus Found: southwest North America (southwest) to South America (Columbia)
The Acorn Woodpecker has black back, wings, and tail; black patch around the bill; black eye patch; white cheeks, throat, and forehead; red crown. The female has black between the red crown and white forehead; the male does not.
Similar to: White-headed Woodpecker. Acorn Woodpecker has black around base of bill; White-headed Woodpecker has a white face and throat.
Image by: 1) Katy & Sam - Arizona 2) Kevin
Cole 3) Becky_Matsubara - CA 4) Andrej_Chudy - California 5) Steve Ryan 5) Alan D. Wilson - Arizona Similar to: White-headed Woodpecker. Acorn Woodpecker has black around base of bill; White-headed Woodpecker has a white face and throat.
1, 2, 3) Female 4 - 8) Male
Woodpecker,_Beautiful Melanerpes pulcher Found: Columbia
The Beautiful Woodpecker has a yellow nape; black back with white center streak; black mask continuing along neck; barred flanks. Male has red crown. Female has yellow crown with black forehead.
Similar to: Golden-naped Woodpecker. Ranges of Beautiful Woodpecker and Golden-naped Woodpecker do not overlap.
Image by: 1) Peter Smit 2) Dave_Curtis 3) Alejandro_Bayer_TamayoSimilar to: Golden-naped Woodpecker. Ranges of Beautiful Woodpecker and Golden-naped Woodpecker do not overlap.
Woodpecker,_Black-cheeked Melanerpes pucherani Found: Mexico, Central America, northern South America
The Black-cheeked Woodpecker has black upperparts with white barring; white spots on the wings and a white rump; black tail with some white barring; pale buff-olive underparts; red central belly; black patch around the eyes and on the cheeks; yellow forehead; red nape.
Similar to: Golden-naped Woodpecker. Black-cheeked Woodpecker has red nape; Golden-naped Woodpecker has yellow nape.
Image by: 1, 3) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa
Rica 2) David Cook - Ecuador 4) Kat and Sam - Costa Rica Zak_PohlenSimilar to: Golden-naped Woodpecker. Black-cheeked Woodpecker has red nape; Golden-naped Woodpecker has yellow nape.
Woodpecker,_Gila Melanerpes uropygialis Found: desert regions of southwest United States, Mexico
The Gila Woodpecker has black upperparts with white barring; grayish-tan neck, throat, belly and head. Male has small red cap head; female does not.
Similar to: Golden-fronted Woodpecker,_Red-bellied Woodpecker. The range of Gila does not overlap with the other two. Golden-fronted has orange-yellow nape, Red-bellied has red nape. In all 3 species the male has a red crown, the female does not.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1) Mike and Chris 2) Charlie Westerinen - Tuscon, Arizona 3) Dick Daniels - Tuscon, Arizona 4) Dick Daniels - the North Carolina Zoo
5) Alan D. Wilson - Oregon 6) Chris Queen 5) Similar to: Golden-fronted Woodpecker,_Red-bellied Woodpecker. The range of Gila does not overlap with the other two. Golden-fronted has orange-yellow nape, Red-bellied has red nape. In all 3 species the male has a red crown, the female does not.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
1, 2, 3) Female 4, 5, 6) Male
Woodpecker,_Golden-cheeked Melanerpes chrysogenys Endemic to Mexico
The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker has black and white barred back and tail; pale gray underparts with yellow-tinged belly; small black eye patch; faint yellowish wash on cheeks; yellow forehead and nape. Male has red crown patch,; female has pale gray crown patch.
The "black eye" of the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker is unique. Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1) Bryant_Olsen 2) Len Blumin - San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico 3) Dominic_Sherony 4) Alan_HarperThe "black eye" of the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker is unique. Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Woodpecker,_Golden-fronted Melanerpes aurifrons Found: United States (Oklahoma, Texas), Mexico, Central America
The Golden-fronted Woodpecker has black and white barred back; white rump; yellowish orange nape; golden forehead. Male has red crown; female does not.
Similar to: Gila Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker. The range of Gila does not overlap with the other two. Golden-fronted has orange-yellow nape, Red-bellied has red nape.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image: 1) Brian Ralphs - Texas 2) Jerry Oldenettel 3) Becky_Matsubara - Mexico 4) Alan D. Wilson 5) Andy_MorffewSimilar to: Gila Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker. The range of Gila does not overlap with the other two. Golden-fronted has orange-yellow nape, Red-bellied has red nape.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
1) Female 2 - 5) Male
Woodpecker,_Golden-naped Melanerpes chrysauchen Found: Costa Rica, Panama
The Golden-naped Woodpecker has a yellow nape; black back with white center streak; black mask continuing along neck; gray underparts with barred belly. Male has red crown with yellow forehead. Female has yellow crown with black arc.
Similar to: Beautiful Woodpecker. Ranges of Beautiful Woodpecker and Golden-naped Woodpecker do not overlap.
Similar to: Black-cheeked Woodpecker. Black-cheeked Woodpecker has red nape; Golden-naped Woodpecker has yellow nape.
Image by: 1) Charles Sharp - Costa Rica 2) Doug Greenberg - Costa Rica Similar to: Beautiful Woodpecker. Ranges of Beautiful Woodpecker and Golden-naped Woodpecker do not overlap.
Similar to: Black-cheeked Woodpecker. Black-cheeked Woodpecker has red nape; Golden-naped Woodpecker has yellow nape.
Woodpecker,_Gray-breasted Melanerpes hypopolius Found: Mexico
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony 2) Amy McAndrews 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Nigel Voaden
Woodpecker,_Guadeloupe Melanerpes herminieri Found: Guadeloupe in the Caribbean
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Anthony_Levesque
Woodpecker,_HIspaniolan Melanerpes striatus Hispaniola in the Caribbean
The Hispaniolan Woodpecker has black upperparts with yellow-green bars; black tail; red nape; red (male) or black (female) crown; olive underparts.
Image by: 1, 2) Mark Peck 3) Wolfgang Wander - Dominican Republic
1) Female 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Hoffman's Melanerpes hoffmannii Found: Central America
The Hoffman's Woodpecker has black and white barred upperparts; white rump; pale buff-gray underparts with a yellow central belly patch; white forehead; yellow nape. The male has red crown; female white crown.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Joao Quental - Costa Rica 2) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica 3) Nick_Athanas - Costa Rica Johnathan_Nightingale - Costa RicaWoodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
1) Female 2, 3 ,4) Male
Woodpecker,_Jamaican Melanerpes radiolatus Found: Jamaica
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels - Rockland Feeding Station, Jamaica 2) Ron Knight 3) Charles_J_Sharp
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Woodpecker,_Lewis's Melanerpes lewis Found: west North America
Lewis's Woodpecker can be identified by its dark head and red face. Its flight is slow and even, more like a crow than a typical woodpecker flight.
Image by: 1) Len Blumin 2) Alan D Wilson - Near Fort Rock, Oregon 3) Alan D. Wilson - Near Fort Rock, Oregon 4) Linda Tanner - CA
Woodpecker,_Lita Piculus litae Found: western Columbia, northwest Ecuador
The Lita Woodpecker has a large yellow facial patch. Male has red crown pathc.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Luis_Uruena
Woodpecker,_Puerto Rican Melanerpes portoricensis Endemic to Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican Woodpecker has black upperparts; red throat and breast; tangerine flanks and belly. The male's throat and breast are brighter than the female's.
Image by: 1) Marcel Holyoak - Puerto Rico 2) Drriss_n_Marrionn 3) Dick Daniels - Puerto Rico 4) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Michael_J_Andersen
Woodpecker,_Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus Found: east North America
The Red-bellied Woodpecker has black and white barred upperparts; light gray on the face and underparts; red nape and red forehead. The belly may have a red tinge. The male also has a red crown.
Similar to: Gila Woodpecker, Golden-fronted Woodpecker. The range of Gila does not overlap with the other two. Golden-fronted has orange-yellow nape, Red-bellied has red nape. In all 3 species the male has a red crown, the female does not.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Dick Daniels - North Carolina Similar to: Gila Woodpecker, Golden-fronted Woodpecker. The range of Gila does not overlap with the other two. Golden-fronted has orange-yellow nape, Red-bellied has red nape. In all 3 species the male has a red crown, the female does not.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
1, 2, 3) Female 4 - 8) Male 3) Note the RED on the belly.
Woodpecker,_Red-crowned Melanerpes rubricapillus Found: Cental and South America
The Red-crowned Woodpecker has black and white barred upperparts; white rump; pale buff underparts; red nape. Male has a red crown; female has buff crown.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded.
Image by: 1) Arley_Vargas 2) Julian_Londono - Columbia 3) Thomas Junier 4) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Jan_Willem_SteffelaarWoodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded.
1, 2, 3) Female 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Red-headed Melanerpes erythrocephalus Found: east North America to South America (Columbia)
The Red-headed Woodpecker has black upper back, tail; red head, neck; white lower back, belly.
Image by: 1) Laura Gooch - Ohio 2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels - North Carolina _RWD.jpg){kind=link}
1) Juvenile
Woodpecker,_West_Indian Melanerpes superciliaris Found: Caribbean
The West Indian Woodpecker has black and white barred upperparts; pale buff breast; reddish belly; red nape. Male has red crown.
Image by: 1) Charles_J_Sharp 2, 3)
Blake Maybank - Cuba 4) Dominic Sherony _female.JPG){kind=link}
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_White Melanerpes candidus Found: South America
The White Woodpecker has white head, underparts with black undertail coverts; black back; yellow eye patch; black line behind eye extending to back.
Image by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil 3, 4) Cláudio Timm -
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4) Female
Woodpecker,_White-fronted Melanerpes cactorum Found: South America
The White-fronted Woodpecker has a white forehead; throat; black hind-crown; black back with off-white stripe in middle; black lower back and tail with white spots; off-white underparts.
Image by: 1, 2) Lip Kee - Argentina 3) Nick_Athanas -Brazil
3) Female
Woodpecker,_Yellow-fronted Melanerpes flavifrons Found: South America
The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker has yellow forehead; malar region,and throat; red crown and nape; black back and tail; black eye mask extending to back; greenish gray breast.
Image by: 1, 2) Nick_Athanas - Argeniana, Brazil 3) Dario Sanches - Brazil 4) Thunderdc
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Yellow-tufted Melanerpes cruentatus Found: South America
The Yellow-tufted Woodpecker has black upperparts, cap; bold yellow eye-ring and arc.
Image by: 1, 2) Francesco Veronesi - Ecuador 3, 4) Nick_Athanas - Columbia3) Female 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Yucatan Melanerpes pygmaeus Found: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Hondoras
Image by: 1) Drriss_n_Marrionn 2) Amy McAndrews 3) Dominic_Sherony
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Genus Micropternus - 1 species
Woodpecker,_Rufous Micropternus brachyurus also Celeus brachyurus Found: Indian Subcontinent
The Rufous Woodpecker has rufous plumage; fine black barring on upperparts; dark eye-stripe; small and slightly curved bill. Males has small red patches a the eyes.
Image by: 1) Wira Ungu - Malaysia 2) Patko_Erika 3) Kia BoHe 4) Yunus_Mony
Genus Mulleripicus Found: southeast Asia
Woodpecker,_Ashy Mulleripicus fulvus Found: Indonesia
The Ashy Woodpecker has gray-brown to dark slate-gray upperparts; buff throat, front of neck. belly; black bill. Male has red face to the mid-crown. Female has gray head.
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Woodpecker,_Great Slaty Mulleripicus pulverulentus Found: southern Asia
The Great Slaty Woodpecker has gray plumage; pale yellow throat. It may be the largest woodpecker in the world.
Image by: 1) Naturelly 2) Brendan Ryan - Thailand 3) Dibyendu_Ash
Woodpecker,_Sooty Mulleripicus funebris Found: Philippines
The Sooty Woodpecker is also spit into two species: Northern Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris) and Southern Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fuliginosus), Northern found in: Luzon, Marinduque, Catanduanes and the Polillo Island. Southern found in: Mindanao, Leyte, Biliran and Samar.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee
Genus Picoides Found : mainly North America
Birds in this genus are mainly black and white.
Woodpecker,_American Three-toed Picoides dorsalis Found: Northern United States, Canada
The American Three-toed Woodpecker has 3 toes versus the normal 4 for most woodpeckers. It has black back, wings, and rump; black and white barred flanks with emphasis on the white; white throat and belly; white eye-ring continuing as white line to the back. The male has a yellow cap.
Similar to: Black-backed Woodpecker. Both are three-toed. The Three-toed Woodpecker has some white on its back, the Black-backed Woodpecker does not.
Similar to: Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker. The American Three-toed Woodpecker and Eurasian Three-towed Woodpecker were once consider one species. Their ranges do not over lap.
Image by: 1) Leyo - Colorada 2, 4) Pbonefant 3) Jerry Oldenettel - New Mexico 5, 6) Charlie Westerinen - Utah 7) Dick Daniels - Palmer, Alaska 7) Bruce Cyg - ColoradoSimilar to: Black-backed Woodpecker. Both are three-toed. The Three-toed Woodpecker has some white on its back, the Black-backed Woodpecker does not.
Similar to: Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker. The American Three-toed Woodpecker and Eurasian Three-towed Woodpecker were once consider one species. Their ranges do not over lap.
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1) Pair 2, 3) Female 4 - 7) Male
Woodpecker,_Arizona Picoides arizonae Found: United States (Arizona), Mexico
The Arizona Woodpecker has a brown back; white underparts with black spots; mainly white nape; dark eye patch with white area above; red crown, nape. Female is duller than male.
Similar to: Strickland's Woodpecker. They used to be consider one species.
Image by: 1, 2) Alan D. Wilson 3) New
Jersy Birds Similar to: Strickland's Woodpecker. They used to be consider one species.
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Black-backed Picoides arcticus Found: Northern United States, Canada
The Black-backed Woodpecker has 3 toes versus the normal 4 for most woodpeckers. It has black upperparts; black face with white stripe; white underparts; black and white barred flanks with emphasis on the white. The male has a yellow cap.
Similar to: Three-toed Woodpecker. Both are three-toed. The Three-toed Woodpecker has some white on its back, the Black-backed Woodpecker does not.
Image by: 1) Don Brubacher - New Brunswick 2) USFWS - Vermont 3) Steve Urszenyi - Ontario 4) S Fitzgerald - Michigan Similar to: Three-toed Woodpecker. Both are three-toed. The Three-toed Woodpecker has some white on its back, the Black-backed Woodpecker does not.
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Downy Picoides pubescens Found: Canada, United States
The Downy Woodpecker has mainly black upperparts with white in the center of the back; white underparts; white spotting on the wings; white streak above and below the eye; black eye-line. The male has red spot on back of the head.
Similar to Hairy Woodpecker. Downy Woodpecker has shorter bill than Hairy Woodpecker. Hairy Woodpeckers are considerably larger than Downy Woodpeckers.
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels - North Carolina 4) Dick - Maryland
2, 3) Alan
D Wilson - Black Creek, Northern
Vancouver Island, British ColumbiaSimilar to Hairy Woodpecker. Downy Woodpecker has shorter bill than Hairy Woodpecker. Hairy Woodpeckers are considerably larger than Downy Woodpeckers.
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male (red on back of head)
Woodpecker,_Eurasian_Three-toed Picoides tridactylus Found: Europe, Asia
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker has 3 toes versus the normal 4 for most woodpeckers. It has black on the head, wings, rump; white underparts; black and white barred flanks with emphasis on the white; white in the center of the back. The male has a yellow cap.
Similar to: American Three-toed Woodpecker. The American Three-toed Woodpecker and Eurasian Three-towed Woodpecker were once consider one species. Their ranges do not over lap.
Image by: 1) Tatiana Bulyonkova - Iskitimsky, Novosibirskaya Oblast, Russia 2, 3)
SergeyYeliseev -
Moscow, Russian 4) Francesco_Veronesi - FinlandSimilar to: American Three-toed Woodpecker. The American Three-toed Woodpecker and Eurasian Three-towed Woodpecker were once consider one species. Their ranges do not over lap.
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1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Hairy Picoides villosus Found: North America and Central America
The Hairy Woodpecker has mainly black upperparts with white in the center of the back; white underparts; white spotting on the wings; white streak above and below the eye; black eye-line. The male has red spot on back of the head.
Similar to Downy Woodpecker. Downy Woodpecker has shorter bill than Hairy Woodpecker. Hairy Woodpeckers are considerably larger than Downy Woodpeckers.
Image by: 1) Alan D. Wilson near Fort Rock, Oregon 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Palmer, Alsalso 4) Ted Grussing - ArizonaSimilar to Downy Woodpecker. Downy Woodpecker has shorter bill than Hairy Woodpecker. Hairy Woodpeckers are considerably larger than Downy Woodpeckers.
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male (red on back of head)
Woodpecker,_Ladder-backed Picoides scalaris Found: dry bushy areas of southwest United states to Nicaragua
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker has a black and white barred back. The spacing of the bars is wide, resembling a ladder. It has cream colored underparts with spotted flanks. Males have red cap.
Similar to: Nuttall's Woodpecker. Nutthall's Woodpecker has more black on the cheek.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1) Searchnet Media - Arizona 2, 4) Jeff Whitlock - Texas 3) Mrccos - Texas 5) Alan D Wilson - the
Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix 6) Gerardo Santos - Texas Similar to: Nuttall's Woodpecker. Nutthall's Woodpecker has more black on the cheek.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
1) Baby 2, 3) Female 4, 5, 6) Male
Woodpecker,_Nuttall's Picoides nuttallii Found: chaparral and oak woodlands of west North America
The Nuttall's Woodpecker has black and white barred upperparts with an unbarred region at top of back; black forehead with white stripes on the sides; white throat and upper breast with the rest of the underparts having faint spots and bars. The male red area at back of the head.
Similar to: Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Nutthall's Woodpecker has more black on the cheek.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1, 2, 5) Mike Baird - California 3) Charlie Westerinen - Sonoma, California 4) Len Blumin - Gallinas, San Rafael 6)
New Jersy Birds 7) Steve Corey - California 8) Nick Chill - CaliforniaSimilar to: Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Nutthall's Woodpecker has more black on the cheek.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Red-bellied, Red-cockaded, Red-crowned.
1, 2, 3, 4) Male 5, 6, 7, 8) Female
Woodpecker,_Red-cockaded Picoides borealis Found: southeast United States (pine forests)
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker's most distinguishing feature is a black cap and nape that encircle large white cheek patches.
Woodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-crowned.
Image by: 1) Matthew K Hacker 2) Julio Mulero - Florida 3) Jerry Oldenettel - Mississippi 4) Francesco Veronesi - TexasWoodpeckers with similar backs: Gila, Golden-cheeked, Golden-fronted, Hoffman's, Ladder-backed, Nuttall's, Red-bellied, Red-crowned.
Woodpecker,_Smoky-brown Picoides fumigatus Found: Central America, South America
The Smoky-brown Woodpecker has dark brown upperparts; buff underparts.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Ecuador 2) Michael Woodruff - Ecuador 3) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador
Woodpecker,_Strickland's Picoides stricklandi Found: Mexico
The Strickland's Woodpecker has brown on top with a dark rump; white underparts speckled with many brown spots; usually three white bars; two white stripes across their face which join with another white bar on their neck. Male has red patch on nape.
Similar to: Arizona Woodpecker. They used to be consider one species.
Image by: 1) Jorge Montejo - Mexico 2) Amy McAndrews - MexicoSimilar to: Arizona Woodpecker. They used to be consider one species.
Woodpecker,_White-headed Picoides albolarvatus Found: western mountains of North America
The White-headed Woodpecker has a black body; white head, white primarary feathers. Male has red spot at back of head.
Similar to: Acorn Woodpecker. Acorn Woodpecker has black around base of bill; White-headed Woodpecker has a white face and throat.
Image by: 1, 3) Dave McMullen - California 2) Marcel Holyoak - California 4) Alan D. Wilson - Near Fort Rock, OregonSimilar to: Acorn Woodpecker. Acorn Woodpecker has black around base of bill; White-headed Woodpecker has a white face and throat.
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Genus Piculus
These medium sized woodpeckers are found in Central and South America. Most have olive-green upperparts, barred underparts, red on part of the head.
Woodpecker,_Golden-green Piculus chrysochloros Found: South America
The Golden-green Woodpecker has green upperparts; green face with yellow stripe; red cap, forehead; light green underparts with darker green stripes.
Image by: 1) Ron Knight 2) Andrea_Ferreira - Paraguay 3) Nick_Athanas - Brazil3) Male
Woodpecker,_Rufous-winged Piculus simplex Found: Central America
The Rufous-winge Woodpecker has olive-green upperparts; inconspicuous rufous on wings; barred underparts.
Image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica 2) Steve Garvie - Nicaragua2) Male
Woodpecker,_Stripe-cheeked Piculus callopterus Found: Panama
The Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker has olive-green upperparts; off-white cheek stripe; white spotted underparts.
Image by: 1) Nick_Athanas - Panama 2) HarmonyOnPlanetEarth - Panama 3) Dave_Curtis2) Female
Woodpecker,_White-throated Piculus leucolaemus Found: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai - Brazil Woodpecker,_White-throated_Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Joao_Quental in Brazil
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Woodpecker,_Yellow-browed Piculus aurulentus Found: South America
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai - Brazil 2, 3) Cláudio Timm - Brazil 3)
1) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Yellow-throated Piculus flavigula Found: South America
The Yellow-throated Woodpecker has green upperparts; green and white underparts; red crown, forehead, nape, malar region; yellow face, throat.
Image by: 1) Aaron Maizlish 2) Marcel Holyoak - Peru 3, 4) Nick_Athanas - Brazil3) Male, Piculus flavigula magnus 4) Male, Piculus flavigula erythropis
Genus Picus Found : mainly Asia
The Picus typically have green upperparts. Genus Colaptes can be considered to be their New World counterparts.
Woodpecker,_Banded Picus miniaceus Found: southeast Asia
The Banded Woodpecker hs mainly rufous-brown upperparts; yellow rump; yellow nape; reddish-brown chin, neck, throat; reddish breast with olive bars; whitish belly with dark barring. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Lip Kee - Malaysia 4) Tan_JS - Singapore1) Female, left; Male right 2, 3) Female
Woodpecker,_Black-headed Picus erythropygius Found: southeast Asia
The Black-headed Woodpecker is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Image by: 1) Derek Ramsey 2) Brendan Ryan - Cambodia
Woodpecker,_Checker-throated Picus mentalis Found: southeast Asia
The Checker-throated Woodpecker is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Image by: 1, 2) Yip Lee - Malaysia
Woodpecker,_Crimson-winged Picus puniceus Found: southeast Asia
The Crimson-winged Woodpecker is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Image by: 1) Naturelly 2) Francesco Veronesi - Thailand 
Woodpecker,_Green Picus viridis Found: Europe, Asia
The Green Woodpecker has green upperparts with yellow rump; pale yellowish underparts; red crown, nape; black eye patch. Male has red malar; female has black malar.
Similar to: Grey-headed Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Grey-headed Woodpecker does not.
Similar to: Japanese Green Woodpecker. The ranges of Green Woodpecker and Japanese Green Woodpecker do not overlap.
Similar to: Levaillant's Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Levaillant's Woodpecker does not.
Image by: 1) Thomas Kraft 2) Frank Vassen - Belgium 3) Luis Garcia - Spain 4) Roger
Sanderson 5) OhWeh 6) Yannick 7) Max Westby 8) Cristiano Crolle - Arese, ItalySimilar to: Grey-headed Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Grey-headed Woodpecker does not.
Similar to: Japanese Green Woodpecker. The ranges of Green Woodpecker and Japanese Green Woodpecker do not overlap.
Similar to: Levaillant's Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Levaillant's Woodpecker does not.
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1) Juvenile 2 - 5) Female 6) Male 7) wet male
Woodpecker,_Gray-headed also Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus Found: Europe, Asia
The Grey-headed Woodpecker has green upperparts with yellow rump; pale gray underparts, head; black moustache. Male has red crown.
Similar to: Green Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Grey-headed Woodpecker does not.
Image by: 1) Andrey_Tsvirenko 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Italy 3) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 4) Koshy_KoshySimilar to: Green Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Grey-headed Woodpecker does not.
Woodpecker,_Japanese Green also Japanese Woodpecker Picus awokera Found: Japan
Similar to: Green Woodpecker. The ranges of Green Woodpecker and Japanese Green Woodpecker do not overlap.
Image by: 1. 2) Tomossuke214 - Japan 3) Isaka Yoji - Japan
Woodpecker,_Laced Picus vittatus Found: Southeast Asia
The Laced Woodpecker is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and perhaps Bangladesh.
Image by: 1) Lip Kee - Singapore 2) Andy Teo - Singapore 3, 4) Hiyashi Haka - Malaysia1) Pair, female on left 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Woodpecker,_Levaillant's Picus vaillantii Found: northwest Africa
The Levaillant's Woodpecker has green upperparts; lighter yellowish-green underparts; crimson nape; crimson (male) or black (female) crown; black moustache; yellow rump; gray bill, feet. It is found im s Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Similar to: Green Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Levaillant's Woodpecker does not.
Image by: 1) Darked - Morocco 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Morocco Mark_GurneySimilar to: Green Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker has a black eye patch; Levaillant's Woodpecker does not.
Woodpecker,_Red-collared Picus rabieri Found: Cambodia, China, Laos, Vietnam
Image by: 1) hbw.com
Woodpecker,_Scaly-bellied Picus squamatus Found: Asia
Image by: 1) Allan Hopkins - India 2, 3, 4) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 5) Mvschreeram - Imdia
Woodpecker,_Streak-breasted Picus viridanus Found: southeast Asia
The Streak-breasted Woodpecker is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and perhaps Bangladesh.
Image by: 1) Hardwicke 2) Christian Goers 3) Dhantas Thovanich
Woodpecker,_Streak-throated Picus xanthopygaeus Found: Indian Subcontinent
The Streak-cheeked Woodpecker has olive-green upperparts; scaly off-white underparts; yellowish rump; red (male) or blackish (female) crown.
Image by: 1) Venkatesh Sivaramakrishnan - India 2) Mr Bird Brain 3) Sivakumar Nilangiriyar 4) Allan Hopkins - India1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Yellownape,_Greater Picus flavinucha Found: Asia
The Greater Yellownape has green upperparts; gray underparts; yellow nape, throat.
Image by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Miami Zoo 3) Batha 4) LonelyShrimp
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Yellownape,_Lesser Picus chlorolophus Found: tropical southern Asia
The Lesser Yellownape has green upperparts; green head; yellow nape; white throat; whitish belly; blackish tail. Male has red moustachial stripe.
Image by: 1) Dibyendu_Ash - India 2) Franceso Veronesi - Malaysia 3) Koshy_Koshy
Genus Reinwardtipicus - 1 species
Woodpecker,_Orange-backed Reinwardtipicus validus Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Marcel Holyoak - Borneo 2) Naturelly
Genus Sapheopipo - 1 species
Woodpecker,_Okinawa Sapheopipo noguchii Found: Okinawa, Japan
The Okinawa Woodpecker has mainly dark brown upperparts; white spots on primaries; paler head. Male has dark-red crown; female has blackish-brown crown.
Image by: 1) John Gerard Keulemans 2) P_Khoo 3) blueeyes_inoli
Genus Sphyrapicus Found : North America
The Sapsuckers are found in North America. They feed mainly on the sap of trees which the tap by making small holes. Insects often get stuck on the sap and are eaten to.
Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sphyrapicus ruber Found: North America (west coast)
The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red breast, throat, head; black back with white; black wings; large white wing patch; white near base of bill; white lower belly and rump.
Similar to: Red-naped Sapsucker, The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast; the Red-naped Sapsucker has red throat.
Similar to: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
Image by: 1) Mack Ewalt - Oregon 2) USFWS - Washington 3) Len Blumin - CaliforniaSimilar to: Red-naped Sapsucker, The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast; the Red-naped Sapsucker has red throat.
Similar to: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
1) Juvenile
Sapsucker, Red-naped Sphyrapicus nuchalis Found: west North America
The Red-naped Sapsucker has black back and wings with white bars; large white wing patch; red crown sometimes extending to nape. Male has completely red throat; female has white at top of throat, red at lower part.
Similar to: Red-breasted Sapsucker, The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast; the Red-naped Sapsucker has red throat.
Similar to: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
Image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel - New Mexicoa 2) Jeff Whitlock - Colorado 3) Matt MacGillivray - Alberta, Canada 4) Wildbill_Co - Colorado 5) Alan D. Wilson -
Nature Trail, Logan Lake, British ColumbiaSimilar to: Red-breasted Sapsucker, The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast; the Red-naped Sapsucker has red throat.
Similar to: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
1, 2, 3) Female 4, 5) Male
Sapsucker,_Williamson's Sphyrapicus thyroideus Found: west North America
Male Williamson's Sapsucker has black back, head, throat and upper breast; large white wing patch; white stripe behind eye and a lower white stripe on the face. Female has black back with fine white bars; brown head; yellowish breast.
Image by: 1) Jerry Oldenettel - New Mexico 2) Eleanor Briccetti - California 3) Charlie Westerinen - CA 4) Bill Bouton - Oregon 5) Marcel Holyoak - Colorado 6) Francesco_Veronesi - Oregon 7) Bryant_Olsen.jpg){kind=link}
1, 2, 3) Female 5 - 7) Male
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied Sphyrapicus varius Found: much of Canada, east United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean.
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has black back and wings with white bars; white wing patch; black head with white lines on the sides; red forehead, crown; yellowish breast, upper belly; white lower belly, rump. Male has red throat; female has white throat.
Similar to: Red-breasted Sapsucker, The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
Similar to: Red-naped Sapsucker. The Red-naped Sapsucker has red throat. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
Image by: 1) Keith Williams - Yukon Territory, Canada 2)Tony Harvey - Kentucky 3) Dominic Sherony 4) Dick Daniels - Ash, North CarolinaSimilar to: Red-breasted Sapsucker, The Red-breasted Sapsucker has red throat and upper breast. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
Similar to: Red-naped Sapsucker. The Red-naped Sapsucker has red throat. The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a red throat, the female has a white throat. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a yellow breast and upper belly.
1) Female (white throat) 2, 3, 4) Male (red throat).
Genus Veniliornis Found : South America
These small woodpeckers usually have olive upperparts and barred underparts.
Woodpecker,_Bar-bellied Veniliornis nigriceps Found: Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
The Bar-bellied Woodpecker has strongly barred underparts. Some subspecies have black bars on white background; others have thinner bars on green background. Male has red crown; female has black or gray crown.
Image by: 1) Ron Knight - Columbia 2) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador 3) Francesco_Veronesi - Ecuador.jpg){kind=link}
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Blood-colored Veniliornis sanguineus Found: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
The Blood-colored Woodpecker has crimson upperparts, nape; crimson (male) or brown (female) crown ; white underparts with gray-brown barring.
Similar to: Red-stained Woodpecker. The Blood-colored woodpecker has more red on the upperparts than does the Red-stained Woodpecker.
Image by: 1, 2) Dave Curtas - Guyana 3) Nick_Athanas - GuyanaSimilar to: Red-stained Woodpecker. The Blood-colored woodpecker has more red on the upperparts than does the Red-stained Woodpecker.
3) Male
Woodpecker,_Checkered Veniliornis mixtus Found: eastern South America
The Checkered Woodpecker has black-and-white checkered upperparts; black crown with white dots; black nape; white face with black eye-line; whitish underparts with fine dark streaks. Male has red spot at back of head.
Similar to: Stiped Woodpecker. Striped Woodpecker is larger than Checked Woodpecker and has bolder underparts.
Image by: 1) Shanthanu Bhardwaj - Argentina 2) Ron Knight - Argentina 3) Nick_Athanas - ArgentinaSimilar to: Stiped Woodpecker. Striped Woodpecker is larger than Checked Woodpecker and has bolder underparts.
3) Male
Woodpecker,_Choco Veniliornis chocoensis Found: Columbia, Ecuador
Image by: 1, 2) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador 3) Woodpecker,_Choco_Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - George_Cruz
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Dot-fronted Veniliornis frontalis Found: Argentina, Bolivia
Image by: 1) Ron_Knight - Argentina 2) Ik_Kil - Argentina
Woodpecker,_Golden-collared Veniliornis cassini Found: northern Brazil, far eastern Colombia, the Guianas, Venezuela
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Anselmo d'Affonseca Hector_Bottai - Brazil
1)Female 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Little Veniliornis passerinus Found: South America
The Little Woodpecker has yellowish green upperparts with a few light-colored shoulder spots; off-white underparts with gray barring; gray crown (males of some subspecies have red rear-crown and nape). It is found east of the Andes.
Similar to: Red-rumped Woodpecker. Red-rumped Woodpecker has red rump; Little Woodpecker has olive rump.
Image by: 1, 2, 3)
Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilSimilar to: Red-rumped Woodpecker. Red-rumped Woodpecker has red rump; Little Woodpecker has olive rump.
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Red-rumped Veniliornis kirkii Found: Central and South America, Caribbean
The Red-rumped Woodpecker has golden-olive upperparts; red rump; buff-white underparts with dark brown barring; blackish-brown tail; black bill. It is found from Costa Rica south and east to Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago.
Similar to: Little Woodpecker. Red-rumped Woodpecker has red rump; Little Woodpecker has olive rump.
Image by: Cristobal Minic - Venezuela 2) Karla_Pérez_León - Venezuela 3) Albert_Michaud - Ecuador Similar to: Little Woodpecker. Red-rumped Woodpecker has red rump; Little Woodpecker has olive rump.
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Woodpecker,_Red-stained Veniliornis affinis Found: South America
The Red-stained Woodpecker has olive upperparts with red-tinged wing coverts; dark crown; dirty yellowish face; yellowish nape with some red; light underparts with dark brown barring. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Similar to: Blood-colored Woodpecker. The Blood-colored woodpecker has more red on the upperparts than does the Red-stained Woodpecker.
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi - Ecuador 2) Hector_Bottai - Brazil 3) Nick_Athanas - BrazilSimilar to: Blood-colored Woodpecker. The Blood-colored woodpecker has more red on the upperparts than does the Red-stained Woodpecker.
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2, 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Scarlet-backed Veniliornis callonotus Found: Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker has red upperparts; white face; off-white underparts with faint bars; pale bill. Male has red-streaked black cap; female has black cap.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi 2) Rick Brown 3) Nick_Athanas - Ecuador 3) Male
Woodpecker,_Striped Veniliornis lignarius Found: southwestern South America
The Striped Woodpecker has black upperparts with white barring; black forehead, nape; red hind-crown (male); white face with black eye-patch, malar stripe; white underparts with black bars and streaks.
Similar to: Checked Woodpecker. Striped Woodpecker is larger than Checked Woodpecker and has bolder underparts.
Image by: 1) Ben Tubby 2) Andrea Ugarte - Patagonia 3) Elbocha60Similar to: Checked Woodpecker. Striped Woodpecker is larger than Checked Woodpecker and has bolder underparts.
1 - 3) Male
Woodpecker,_White-spotted Veniliornis spilogaster Found: South America
The White-spotted Woodpecker has olive upperparts with yellowish markings; black slightly streaked with white throat and neck; black and white barred underparts; light curvy line above and below the eye; dark brown forehead. Male forehead has red streaks; female forehead has white streaks. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Similar to: Yellow-eared Woodpecker. Yellow-eared Woodpecker has yellowish nape; White-spotted Woodpecker has dark nape.
Image by: 1, 2)
Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande
do Sul, Brazil 3) Juliano Kunze - Brazil 4) Aurea das Graças PC SilvaSimilar to: Yellow-eared Woodpecker. Yellow-eared Woodpecker has yellowish nape; White-spotted Woodpecker has dark nape.
1, 2) Male
Woodpecker,_Yellow-eared Veniliornis maculifrons Found: eastern Brazil
The Yellow-eared Woodpecker has dark olive upperparts with mottling; whitish underparts with gray bars; yellowish nape (yellow-eared is misnomer); dark face.
Similar to: White-spotted Woodpecker. Yellow-eared Woodpecker has yellowish nape; White-spotted Woodpecker has dark nape.
Image by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil 3) Nick_Athanas - Columbia 4) Carlos_HenriqueSimilar to: White-spotted Woodpecker. Yellow-eared Woodpecker has yellowish nape; White-spotted Woodpecker has dark nape.
3) Male
Woodpecker,_Yellow-vented Veniliornis dignus Found: Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
The Yellow-vented Woodpecker has olive upperparts; yellowish underparts with dark barring; black throat, forehead; light gray face with dark mask. Male has red crown, nape; female only red on nape.
Image by: 1) Nick_Athanas 2) David Cook - Ecuador 3) Nick_Athanas _ Ecuador1) Female 4) Male
Genus Xiphidiopicus - 1 species
Woodpecker,_Cuban_Green Xiphidiopicus percussus Found: Cuba
The Cuban Green Woodpecker has green upperparts; red nape; white face with black eye-line; black chin, throat. Male has red crown; female has black crown with white stripes.
Image by: 1) Tony Tea 2) Laura Gooch 3) Dominic
Sherony 4) Peter_Hart
