About the family
Browsing by family helps when shape, posture, or behavior is clearer than an exact species name. The Woodpeckers group below shares a branch of the tree; open any entry for full identification, range, diet, and conservation detail.
Species
Every Woodpeckers species, A–Z.
- Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus
- Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- African Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- African Piculet Verreauxia africana
- American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
- Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei
- Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola
- Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas
- Arabian Woodpecker Dendrocoptes dorae
- Arizona Woodpecker Leuconotopicus arizonae
- Arrowhead Piculet Picumnus minutissimus
- Ashy Woodpecker Mulleripicus fulvus
- Bamboo Woodpecker Gecinulus viridis
- Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
- Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
- Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons
- Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
- Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
- Beautiful Woodpecker Melanerpes pulcher
- Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
- Bermuda Flicker Colaptes oceanicus
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis
- Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
- Black-bodied Woodpecker Dryocopus schulzii
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
- Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius
- Black-necked Woodpecker Colaptes atricollis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens
- Blood-colored Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus
- Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Brown-eared Woodpecker Pardipicus caroli
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
- Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
- Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax
- Buff-spotted Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus
- Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Checker-throated Woodpecker Chrysophlegma mentale
- Checkered Woodpecker Veniliornis mixtus
- Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus
- Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
- Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius
- Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis
- Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon
- Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
- Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
- Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
- Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
- Dot-fronted Woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri
- Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae
- Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema
- Fine-barred Piculet Picumnus subtilis
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligera
- Fire-bellied Woodpecker Chloropicus pyrrhogaster
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
- Gabon Woodpecker Dendropicos gabonensis
- Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
- Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys
- Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
- Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
- Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
- Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
- Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
- Gray-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Gray-crowned Woodpecker Colaptes auricularis
- Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Grayish Piculet Picumnus granadensis
- Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
- Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
- Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
- Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Guadeloupe Woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri
- Guatemalan Flicker Colaptes mexicanoides
- Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
- Helmeted Woodpecker Celeus galeatus
- Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
- Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus
- Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Imperial Woodpecker Campephilus imperialis
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis
- Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Japanese Woodpecker Picus awokera
- Javan Flameback Chrysocolaptes strictus
- Kaempfer's Woodpecker Celeus obrieni
- Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata
- Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
- Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Levaillant's Woodpecker Picus vaillantii
- Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae
- Little Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus
- Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
- Luzon Flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon
- Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus
- Malabar Flameback Chrysocolaptes socialis
- Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
- Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Mombasa Woodpecker Campethera mombassica
- Mottled Piculet Picumnus nebulosus
- Mountain Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
- Necklaced Woodpecker Dryobates pernyii
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus LC
- Northern Sooty-Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris
- Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
- Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
- Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus
- Ochraceous Piculet Picumnus limae
- Ochre-backed Woodpecker Celeus ochraceus
- Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii
- Okinawa Woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii
- Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
- Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
- Olive-backed Woodpecker Gecinulus rafflesii
- Orange-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes validus
- Orinoco Piculet Picumnus pumilus
- Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
- Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris
- Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia
- Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus maculatus
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Plain-breasted Piculet Picumnus castelnau
- Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis
- Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri
- Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Red-headed Flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
- Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
- Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
- Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
- Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
- Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
- Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
- Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus
- Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
- Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris
- Rufous-headed Woodpecker Celeus spectabilis
- Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex
- Rusty-necked Piculet Picumnus fuscus
- Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
- Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus
- Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus
- Southern Sooty-Woodpecker Mulleripicus fuliginosus
- Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus
- Speckle-chested Piculet Picumnus steindachneri
- Speckle-throated Woodpecker Campethera scriptoricauda
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula
- Spot-throated Flameback Dinopium everetti
- Spotted Piculet Picumnus pygmaeus
- Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi
- Streak-breasted Woodpecker Picus viridanus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Strickland's Woodpecker Leuconotopicus stricklandi
- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus
- Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker Piculus callopterus
- Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius
- Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus temminckii
- Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus ramsayi
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi
- Varzea Piculet Picumnus varzeae
- Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
- White-bellied Piculet Picumnus spilogaster
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
- White-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus
- White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum
- White-headed Woodpecker Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster
- White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus
- White-wedged Piculet Picumnus albosquamatus
- White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Yellow-eared Woodpecker Veniliornis maculifrons
- Yellow-faced Flameback Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus
- Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons
- Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
- Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus
- Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus
- Zebra Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis