The Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a large woodpecker that live in forests of eastern North America. It is the largest extant woodpecker species in North America, with the possible exception of the Ivory-billed woodpecker, which the...
The Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. It is the...
The Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a medium-sized woodpecker found across the Palearctic including parts of North Africa. These birds chisel into trees to find food or excavate nest holes, and also drum for contact and territorial...
The Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a very rare member of the woodpecker family and is one of the largest woodpeckers in the world. The last universally accepted sighting of an American ivory-billed woodpecker occurred in...
The Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States and earns its name from the pale reddish blush of its lower underside.
The Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens ) is the smallest species of woodpecker of North America. It is very similar in appearance to the Hairy woodpecker but they are not closely related.
The Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a gorgeous medium-sized woodpecker from North America. These birds are chiefly known for their characteristic behavior. They mostly forage on the trunks and branches of trees and often...
The Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius ) is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in North America. Well-known for their feeding habits, these birds can injure trees and attract insects and are sometimes considered a pest.
The Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the largest and probably the best-known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America. It is a common attraction in zoos.
The Hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. Woodpeckers are chiefly known for their characteristic behavior. They mostly forage for insect prey on the trunks and...
The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis ) is a large green woodpecker with a bright red crown and a black moustache. Males have a red centre to the moustache stripe which is absent in females. It is resident across much of Europe and the...
The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus ) is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz).
The Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It lives in tropical jungles and feeds on a wide variety of food. Keel-billed toucans are very social birds that often play or often "duel" with...
The imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis ) is a woodpecker species endemic to Mexico. If it is not extinct, it is the world's largest woodpecker species, at 56–60 cm (22–23.5 in) long. Researchers have discovered that the imperial woodpecker...
The Coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) is an Asian barbet known for its metronomic call that sounds similar to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. These birds live in areas with woods where they can excavate holes to build their...
The red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis ) is a woodpecker endemic to the southeastern United States.
The black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius ) is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding. It does not migrate. This species is...
The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor ) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Dendrocopos (sometimes incorrectly spelt as Dendrocopus ). Some taxonomic authorities continue to list the species...
The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator ) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies. Claims that it...
The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis ) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Lewis's woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis ) is a large North American species of woodpecker which ornithologist Alexander Wilson named after Meriwether Lewis, one of the explorers who surveyed the areas bought by the United States of America as part of...
The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla ) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. This species mainly breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and in...
The black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus ), also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker (23 cm (9.1 in) long) inhabiting the forests of North America.
The black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense ), also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban...
The red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber ) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the forests of the west coast of North America.
The American three-toed woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis ) is a medium-sized woodpecker (family Picidae), which is native to North America.
The Brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus ) is an Asian barbet species native to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. It is widespread, with its range stretching from the Terai in southern...
The red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis ) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. Long thought to be a subspecies of the yellow-bellied sapsucker, it is now known to be a distinct species.
The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis ) is a species of Asian barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet (or large green barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus ), but this...
The ladder-backed woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris ) is a North American woodpecker.
The gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides ) is a large-sized woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, including all of Baja...
The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus ) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and on Trinidad in the Caribbean.
The middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius ) is a European woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocoptes.
The channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus ) is a near-passerine bird in the family Ramphastidae found on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and in tropical South America as far south as southern Brazil and central Bolivia.
Williamson's sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus ) is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus (sapsuckers).
The emerald toucanet or northern emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus ) is a species of near-passerine bird in the Ramphastidae family occurring in mountainous regions of Mexico and Central America. Several taxa formerly included within this...
Nuttall's woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii ) is a species of woodpecker named after naturalist Thomas Nuttall in 1843. They are found in oak woodlands of California and are similar to the ladder-backed woodpecker in both genetics and appearance.
The Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker (Spanish: carpintero real) (Campephilus principalis bairdii ) is a subspecies of the ivory-billed woodpecker native to Cuba. Originally classified as a separate species, recent research has indicated that C. p....
The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus ), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of...
The white-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus ) is a near-passerine bird in the family Ramphastidae found in South America throughout the Amazon Basin including the adjacent Tocantins and Araguaia River drainage. It prefers tropical humid forest,...
The yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus ) is a large toucan in the family Ramphastidae found in Central and northern South America.
The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus ) is an Asian barbet native to the foothills of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It inhabits lowland and montane forests at elevations of 200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft).It has bright green, blue and red...