Woodpeckers
Guayaquil Woodpecker
29 March 2011 10:22

Copyright: monacoeye • Santa Lucia, Ecuador, Feb 2011 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Guayaquil Woodpecker
Latin: Campephilus gayaquilensis
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Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
Range: SW Colombia, Ecuador, NW Peru
Similar: Crimson-crested, Lineated, Powerful Woodpecker
The three Guayaquil Woodpeckers above were also seen on my first day, on the journey from the airport to Nanegal.
The male Guayaquil Woodpeckers (on left of trunk) has a badge on the cheek; the female, a broad white line running from the bill down the neck. The female has no black on crest, unlike Powerful and Lineated. The male has no white near bill, unlike Powerful.
The Guayaquil Woodpecker is classed as Near Threatened on IUCN 3.1 because of habitat loss.
Directly below, a female Guayaquil Woodpecker near Nanegal, NW Ecuador.

Directly below, a male Guayaquil Woodpecker in the Rio Silanche Reserve, Ecuador.
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Fine Spotted Woodpecker
03 February 2011 09:39

Copyright: DJ/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Senegal,
Bird name: Fine Spotted Woodpecker
Latin: Campethera punctuligera
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Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
Range: Central and West Africa
Similar:
Many thanks to Danielle for sending in these photos from her recent trips to Senegal! Above a pair of Fine-spotted Woodpeckers - the male, on the right, has a red moustachial stripe.More photos...
African Grey Woodpecker
03 February 2011 09:39

Copyright: DJ/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Senegal,
Bird name: African Grey Woodpecker
Latin: Dendropicos goertae
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Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
Range: Mauritania & Senegal to W Ethiopia to NW Tanzania, S Gabon, NW Angola & SC Zaire
Similar:
An African Grey Woodpecker spotted in Senegal by Danielle.
Red Crowned Woodpecker
24 October 2010 00:04

Copyright: monacoeye • Central Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Red Crowned Woodpecker
Latin: Melanerpes rubricapillus
Other: Carpintero habado (Es)
Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia to NW Venezuela
The Red-Crowned Woodpecker was the most visible of the woodpecker family on my visit to Panama in April. They came to fruit feeders at Canopy Lodge, were seen at Ammo Ponds in the Canal Zone and also in the Chiriqui highlands.
The male (directly below) has a red cap, the female (above) only has some pale red at the back of the head. Otherwise barred back and wings, the rest buffish. Indentifiable in Panama by pale cheeks.
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23 October 2010 23:28

Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Acorn Woodpecker
Latin: Melanerpes formicivorus
Other: Carpintero centroamericano, Carpintero cara negra (Es)
Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: NW USA, Central America to western Panama, Colombia
These Acorn Woodpeckers, seen in Panama, were very charismatic - they would all disappear into their hollow trunk in the blink of an eye, and then reappear just as quickly.
Acorn Woodpeckers have red caps, black backs, pale yellow faces with black-ringed eyes and bills, pale yellow irises. Female only nape red apparently (these would then be mostly males?) Underparts, chest especially, black and white vertical streaks.
In Panama, only found in the western highlands of Chiriqui.More photos...
Lineated Woodpecker
23 October 2010 23:28

Copyright: monacoeye • Central Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Lineated Woodpecker
Latin: Dryocopus lineatus
Other: Pica-pau-de-banda-branca (Br)
Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: Widespread Latin America
The Lineated Woodpecker is found throughout most of South and Central America north of Argentina, including all of Brazil. Most of these were seen in Panama.
The Lineated Woodpecker has a red crest, and white face stripe which extends down neck, - red malar stripe on male, on female (above) dark - dark chest, horizontally barred belly in Brazilian race, darker belly in Panama.
The Lineated Woodpecker has two white vertical bands on its back - the Crimson Crested Woodpecker has narrow bands which meet in “v”.More photos...
Crimson Crested Woodpecker
23 October 2010 23:28

Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Rd, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Crimson Crested Woodpecker
Latin: Campephilus melanoleucos
Other: Pica-pau-de-topete-vermelho (Br)
Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: Panama to northern Argentina
The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a large woodpecker, similar-looking to the Lineated Woodpecker. One main difference is that the two white stripes on its back are narrow and converge in a v, unlike those of the Lineated Woodpecker which are widely spaced.
The Crimson-crested Woodpecker male (directly below in more photos) has a mostly red head, with a black and white “badge” on the ear coverts. The female (above) has a broad white stripe on face and black crown. Bill is black, back black, underside swirly stripes.
We saw these in the Canal zone of Central Panama.More photos...
Hairy Woodpecker
23 October 2010 17:08

Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Hairy Woodpecker
Latin: Picoides villosus
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Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: Widespread North America, Middle America to Panama.
In Panama, the Hairy Woodpecker is only found in the western highlands. It was not uncommon in the cloud forest above Los Quetzales Lodge in April but only seen feeding high in the trees.
They are mostly black with one white stripe down centre of back. They have white stripes above and below the eye and on nape, males have some red on nape or top of head. They are buffish underneath.More photos...
Black Cheeked Woodpecker
23 October 2010 17:08

Copyright: monacoeye • Central Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Black Cheeked Woodpecker
Latin: Melanerpes pucherani
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Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: S Mexico to W Ecuador
I had a brief view of this male Black-cheeked Woodpecker in the Canal Zone in central Panama. The male has a red cap with black band running down from eye to neck and cream coloured face and throat. Small white spot above eye. Blackish back with some white spots or bars. Belly lightly barred. Female only nape is red.More photos...
Cinnamon Woodpecker
23 October 2010 17:07

Copyright: monacoeye • Central Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Cinnamon Woodpecker
Latin: Celeus loricatus
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Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: SE Guatemala, Nicaragua, Coast Rica, Panama, Colombia, SW Ecuador
Just a record shot of the Cinnamon Woodpecker. I blame the camera…More photos...
Nubian Woodpecker
19 March 2010 11:04

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lake Manyara • Oct 2009
Bird name: Nubian Woodpecker
Latin: Campethera nubica
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Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
The Nubian Woodpecker is found in Central and Eastern Africa. Seen here at Lake Manyara, Kenya.More photos...
White Spotted Woodpecker
09 February 2010 13:05

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia November 2009
Bird name: White Spotted Woodpecker
Latin: Veniliornis spilogaster
Other: Picapauzinho-verde-carijó (Br)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
This presumed White-spotted Woodpecker was more difficult to identify. Note spotted back and barred front.
The White-spotted Woodpecker can be found in the southeast of Brazil and Uruguay etc.More photos...
Yellow Fronted Woodpecker
09 February 2010 13:04

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia November 2009
Bird name: Yellow Fronted Woodpecker
Latin: Melanerpes flavifrons
Other: Benedito-de-testa-amarela (Br) • Carpintero de frente amarilla
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker is easily identifiable in these distant shots from yellow neck and throat, combined with red chest (and crest in male), yellow above bill, yellow iris, otherwise back head and back, striped belly.
The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker is found in the southeast of Brazil and surrounding regions.More photos...
Green Barred Woodpecker
29 December 2009 00:05

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe, RS • November 2009
Bird name: Green Barred Woodpecker
Latin: Colaptes melanochloros
Other: Pica-pau-verde-barrado (Br) • Pájaro carpintero real (Es)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
This Green-barred Woodpecker was easy to hear but not so easy to photograph. Found in the southern countries of South America.
The Green-barred Woodpecker is identified by its red cap at the back of the head, and black cap from near bill to behind eye. Light spotted breast and dark yellow-green and black back.
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Field Flicker
14 December 2009 11:45

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Mostardas, Brazil • November 2009
Bird name: Field Flicker
Latin: Colaptes campestris campestroides
Other: Colaptes campestroides • Pica-pau-do-campo • Chanchã • Chanchão • Pica-pau-de-manga • Pica-pau-malhado • Carpintero Campestre
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers • Flickers
The Field Flicker is a subspecies of Campo Flicker with a white throat. I believe males may have red moustaches (below) and females black moustaches (above).More photos...
Campo Flicker
14 November 2009 11:32

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Mostardas, Brazil • 2009
Bird name: Campo Flicker
Latin: Colaptes campestris
Other: Colaptes campestroides • Pica-pau-do-campo • Chanchã • Chanchão • Pica-pau-de-manga • Pica-pau-malhado • Carpintero Campestre
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers • Flickers
The Campo Flicker, is a widespread type of flicker, or woodpecker, found in Brazil. Pictured above is the white-throated subspecies called the Field Flicker. The nominate subspecies has a black throat.More photos...
Great Spotted Woodpecker
24 June 2009 19:13

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Great Spotted Woodpecker
Latin: Dendrocopos major
Other: Pic épeiche (fr)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
See Syrian Woodpecker for differences. These are both females from lack of red patch on back of head.More photos...
Syrian Woodpecker
24 June 2009 19:13

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Syrian Woodpecker
Latin: Dendrocopos syriacus
Other: Pic syriaque (fr)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
This Syrian Woodpecker obliged by landing on an electricity pole in front of me as I was waiting for a boat trip.
The Syrian Woodpecker can be differentiated from the more widespread Great Spotted Woodpecker by a broken black line around the neck - on the Great Spotted Woodpecker this line is not interrupted.
The red patch on the back of the head identifies this woodpecker as a male.More photos...
Black Woodpecker
24 June 2009 19:13

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Black Woodpecker
Latin: Dryocopos martius
Other: Pic noir (fr)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
The Black Woodpecker!More photos...
Picidae - Woodpeckers
24 May 2008 15:38
106 Picidae - Woodpeckers - IOC 2.5 2010
Honeyguides, Indicatoridae, and woodpeckers, Picidae, are sisters
Jynx torquilla - Eurasian Wryneck - Widespread Eurasia
Jynx ruficollis - Red-throated Wryneck - Widespread Africa
Picumnus innominatus - Speckled Piculet - Widespread Asia, also C, E China
Picumnus aurifrons - Bar-breasted Piculet - Amazonia
Picumnus lafresnayi - Lafresnaye's Piculet - W, C Amazonia
Picumnus pumilus - Orinoco Piculet - NW Amazonia
Picumnus exilis - Golden-spangled Piculet - NE, South America, also E Brazil
Picumnus nigropunctatus - Black-dotted Piculet - NE Venezuela
Picumnus sclateri - Ecuadorian Piculet - Ecuador, NW Peru
Picumnus squamulatus - Scaled Piculet - Colombia, Venezuela
Picumnus spilogaster - White-bellied Piculet - N, NE South America
Picumnus minutissimus - Arrowhead Piculet - Guianas
Picumnus pygmaeus - Spotted Piculet - E Brazil
Picumnus steindachneri - Speckle-chested Piculet - NW Peru
Picumnus varzeae - Varzea Piculet - C Amazonia
Picumnus cirratus - White-barred Piculet - NE, SE South America
Picumnus dorbignyanus - Ocellated Piculet - E Peru, Bolivia - NB not dorbygnianus
Picumnus temminckii - Ochre-collared Piculet - SE South America
Picumnus albosquamatus - White-wedged Piculet - C South America
Picumnus fuscus - Rusty-necked Piculet - NE Bolivia, WC Brazil
Picumnus rufiventris - Rufous-breasted Piculet - W Amazonia
Picumnus limae - Ochraceous Piculet - E Brazil
Picumnus fulvescens - Tawny Piculet - E Brazil
Picumnus nebulosus - Mottled Piculet - SE South America
Picumnus castelnau - Plain-breasted Piculet - W Amazonia
Picumnus subtilis - Fine-barred Piculet - E Peru
Picumnus olivaceus - Olivaceous Piculet - Guatemala to NW Peru
Picumnus granadensis - Greyish Piculet - NW Colombia
Picumnus cinnamomeus - Chestnut Piculet - N Colombia, NW Venezuela
Sasia africana - African Piculet - C, WC Africa
Sasia abnormis - Rufous Piculet - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Sasia ochracea - White-browed Piculet - Southeast Asia
Nesoctites micromegas - Antillean Piculet - Hispaniola
Melanerpes candidus - White Woodpecker - C, E, SE South America - from Leuconerpes to Melanerpes
Melanerpes lewis - Lewis's Woodpecker - W North America
Melanerpes herminieri - Guadeloupe Woodpecker - Lesser Antilles
Melanerpes portoricensis - Puerto Rican Woodpecker - Puerto Rico
Melanerpes erythrocephalus - Red-headed Woodpecker - SC, SE Canada to SE USA
Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn Woodpecker - NW USA to Colombia
Melanerpes cruentatus - Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Amazonia
Melanerpes flavifrons - Yellow-fronted Woodpecker - SE South America
Melanerpes chrysauchen - Golden-naped Woodpecker - Costa Rica, Panama
Melanerpes pulcher - Beautiful Woodpecker - NC Colombia
Melanerpes pucherani - Black-cheeked Woodpecker - S Mexico to W Ecuador
Melanerpes cactorum - White-fronted Woodpecker - C, SC South America
Melanerpes striatus - Hispaniolan Woodpecker - Hispaniola
Melanerpes radiolatus - Jamaican Woodpecker - Jamaica
Melanerpes chrysogenys - Golden-cheeked Woodpecker - W Mexico
Melanerpes hypopolius - Grey-breasted Woodpecker - SW Mexico
Melanerpes pygmaeus - Yucatan Woodpecker - Yucatan Peninsula
Melanerpes rubricapillus - Red-crowned Woodpecker - Costa Rica to NW Venezuela
Melanerpes uropygialis - Gila Woodpecker - SW USA, Baja California, W Mexico
Melanerpes hoffmannii - Hoffmann's Woodpecker - Honduras to Costa Rica
Melanerpes aurifrons - Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Texas to SC Mexico
Melanerpes santacruzi - Velasquez's Woodpecker - E Mexico S to Nicaragua, islands off Honduras - split from Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus - Red-bellied Woodpecker - E, C, SE USA
Melanerpes superciliaris - West Indian Woodpecker - Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands
Sphyrapicus thyroideus - Williamson's Sapsucker - W North America
Sphyrapicus varius - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - N North America
Sphyrapicus nuchalis - Red-naped Sapsucker - W North America
Sphyrapicus ruber - Red-breasted Sapsucker - W North America
Xiphidiopicus percussus - Cuban Green Woodpecker - Cuba
Campethera punctuligera - Fine-spotted Woodpecker - C, W Africa
Campethera bennettii - Bennett's Woodpecker - SC, SE Africa
Campethera scriptoricauda - Speckle-throated Woodpecker - E, SE Africa
Campethera nubica - Nubian Woodpecker - E, NE Africa
Campethera abingoni - Golden-tailed Woodpecker - Widespread Africa
Campethera mombassica - Mombasa Woodpecker - E Africa
Campethera notata - Knysna Woodpecker - S South Africa
Campethera cailliautii - Green-backed Woodpecker - WC, C, SE Africa
Campethera maculosa - Little Green Woodpecker - W Africa
Campethera tullbergi - Tullberg's Woodpecker - WC, EC Africa
Campethera nivosa - Buff-spotted Woodpecker - C, W Africa
Campethera caroli - Brown-eared Woodpecker - C, W Africa
Geocolaptes olivaceus - Ground Woodpecker - S Africa
Dendropicos elachus - Little Grey Woodpecker - NC, W Africa
Dendropicos poecilolaemus - Speckle-breasted Woodpecker - C, WC Africa
Dendropicos abyssinicus - Abyssinian Woodpecker - E, NE Africa
Dendropicos fuscescens - Cardinal Woodpecker - Widespread Africa
Dendropicos gabonensis - Gabon Woodpecker - S Nigeria, to Zaire, N Angola & W Uganda
Dendropicos lugubris - Melancholy Woodpecker - Sierra Leone to SW Nigeria
Dendropicos stierlingi - Stierling's Woodpecker - SE Africa
Dendropicos namaquus - Bearded Woodpecker - E, SC, SE Africa
Dendropicos xantholophus - Yellow-crested Woodpecker - C, WC Africa
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster - Fire-bellied Woodpecker - W Africa
Dendropicos elliotii - Elliot's Woodpecker - C, WC Africa
Dendropicos goertae - African Grey Woodpecker - Mauritania & Senegal to W Ethiopia to NW Tanzania, S Gabon, NW Angola & SC Zaire
Dendropicos spodocephalus - Eastern Grey Woodpecker - Highlands of N C Tanzania & C Kenya to E Sudan & C Ethiopia
Dendropicos griseocephalus - Olive Woodpecker - S, SC Africa
Dendropicos obsoletus - Brown-backed Woodpecker - EC, C, W Africa - In Dendropicos not Picoides
Dendrocopos hyperythrus - Rufous-bellied Woodpecker - N India to Southeast Asia, Asia, also E Asia
Dendrocopos temminckii - Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker - Sulawesi
Dendrocopos maculatus - Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker - Philippines
Dendrocopos ramsayi - Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker - Sulu Arch. Asia - split from D. maculatus
Dendrocopos moluccensis - Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Dendrocopos nanus - Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker - India, Sri Lanka
Dendrocopos kizuki - Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker - E Asia
Dendrocopos canicapillus - Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker - E Asia to N India, Sumatra & Borneo
Dendrocopos minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Dendrocopos macei - Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker - N Pakistan to N Burma
Dendrocopos analis - Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker - S Burma to Indochina, Andaman Is., Java and Bali - split from D. macei.
Dendrocopos atratus - Stripe-breasted Woodpecker - Southeast Asia
Dendrocopos auriceps - Brown-fronted Woodpecker - NE Afghanistan to E Nepal
Dendrocopos mahrattensis - Yellow-crowned Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Dendrocopos dorae - Arabian Woodpecker - SW Arabian Peninsula
Dendrocopos cathpharius - Crimson-breasted Woodpecker - WC Nepal to NW Laos & NC China
Dendrocopos darjellensis - Darjeeling Woodpecker - WC Nepal to N Vietnam & SC China
Dendrocopos medius - Middle Spotted Woodpecker - W, SW Eurasia
Dendrocopos leucotos - White-backed Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Dendrocopos himalayensis - Himalayan Woodpecker - NE Afghanistan to W Nepal
Dendrocopos assimilis - Sind Woodpecker - SE Iran, Pakistan
Dendrocopos syriacus - Syrian Woodpecker - SE Europe to S Iran
Dendrocopos leucopterus - White-winged Woodpecker - C Eurasia
Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Picoides scalaris - Ladder-backed Woodpecker - SW USA to NE Nicaragua
Picoides nuttallii - Nuttall's Woodpecker - California
Picoides pubescens - Downy Woodpecker - Widespread North America
Picoides villosus - Hairy Woodpecker - Widespread North America, Middle America
Picoides arizonae - Arizona Woodpecker - SW USA, W, N Mexico
Picoides stricklandi - Strickland's Woodpecker - C Mexico
Picoides borealis - Red-cockaded Woodpecker - SE USA
Picoides albolarvatus - White-headed Woodpecker - SW Canada, W USA
Picoides fumigatus - Smoky-brown Woodpecker - E Mexico to NW Argentina - to Picoides
Picoides tridactylus - Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Picoides dorsalis - American Three-toed Woodpecker - N, WC North America
Picoides arcticus - Black-backed Woodpecker - N North America
Veniliornis callonotus - Scarlet-backed Woodpecker - SW Colombia to NW Peru
Veniliornis dignus - Yellow-vented Woodpecker - SW Venezuela to Peru
Veniliornis nigriceps - Bar-bellied Woodpecker - N Colombia to Bolivia
Veniliornis passerinus - Little Woodpecker - Widespread South America
Veniliornis frontalis - Dot-fronted Woodpecker - Bolivia to NW Argentina
Veniliornis spilogaster - White-spotted Woodpecker - SE South America
Veniliornis mixtus - Checkered Woodpecker - E, C, SE South America - to Veniliornis from Picoides
Veniliornis lignarius - Striped Woodpecker - Bolivia, S Chile & Argentina - to Veniliornis from Picoides
Veniliornis sanguineus - Blood-colored Woodpecker - Guianas
Veniliornis kirkii - Red-rumped Woodpecker - Costa Rica to NW South America
Veniliornis affinis - Red-stained Woodpecker - Amazonia, E Brazil
Veniliornis chocoensis - Choco Woodpecker - W Colombia to NW Ecuador
Veniliornis cassini - Golden-collared Woodpecker - NE Amazonia
Veniliornis maculifrons - Yellow-eared Woodpecker - E Brazil
Piculus simplex - Rufous-winged Woodpecker - Honduras to Panama
Piculus callopterus - Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker - Panama
Piculus leucolaemus - White-throated Woodpecker - W Amazonia
Piculus litae - Lita Woodpecker - W Colombia to NW Ecuador
Piculus flavigula - Yellow-throated Woodpecker - Amazonia, SE Brazil
Piculus chrysochloros - Golden-green Woodpecker - Panama to Venezuela, Amazonia, SE Brazil
Piculus aurulentus - Yellow-browed Woodpecker - SE South America
Colaptes rubiginosus - Golden-olive Woodpecker - Mexico to Guyana, NW Peru & NW Argentina - to Colaptes from Piculus
Colaptes auricularis - Grey-crowned Woodpecker - W Mexico - to Colaptes from Piculus
Colaptes rivolii - Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - NW Venezuela to C Bolivia - to Colaptes from Piculus
Colaptes atricollis - Black-necked Woodpecker - Peru - to Colaptes from Chrysoptilus
Colaptes punctigula - Spot-breasted Woodpecker - Panama through N South America, Amazonia - to Colaptes from Chrysoptilus
Colaptes melanochloros - Green-barred Woodpecker - E, C, SE South America - to Colaptes from Chrysoptilus
Colaptes auratus - Northern Flicker - Widespread North America, Middle America
Colaptes chrysoides - Gilded Flicker - SW USA, NW Mexico
Colaptes fernandinae - Fernandina's Flicker - Cuba
Colaptes pitius - Chilean Flicker - Chile, SW Argentina
Colaptes rupicola - Andean Flicker - S Ecuador to NW Argentina
Colaptes campestris - Campo Flicker - E, C, SE South America - incl Field Flicker
Celeus loricatus - Cinnamon Woodpecker - SE Guatemala to SW Ecuador
Celeus undatus - Waved Woodpecker - E Venezuela to NE Brazil
Celeus grammicus - Scaly-breasted Woodpecker - W, NW, C Amazonia - may be conspecific with Waved Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus - Chestnut-colored Woodpecker - SE Mexico to W Panama
Celeus elegans - Chestnut Woodpecker - N, Amazonia
Celeus lugubris - Pale-crested Woodpecker - SC South America
Celeus flavescens - Blond-crested Woodpecker - E, SE South America
Celeus flavus - Cream-colored Woodpecker - Amazonia, SE Brazil
Celeus spectabilis - Rufous-headed Woodpecker - W Amazonia
Celeus obrieni - Kaempfer's Woodpecker - E Brazil - from Piaui Woodpecker to Kaempfer's Woodpecker
Celeus torquatus - Ringed Woodpecker - Amazonia, E Brazil
Dryocopus galeatus - Helmeted Woodpecker - SE South America
Dryocopus schulzi - Black-bodied Woodpecker - SC South America
Dryocopus lineatus - Lineated Woodpecker - Widespread Latin America
Dryocopus pileatus - Pileated Woodpecker - E, NW USA, S Canada
Dryocopus javensis - White-bellied Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Dryocopus hodgei - Andaman Woodpecker - Andaman Islands
Dryocopus martius - Black Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Campephilus pollens - Powerful Woodpecker - NC Colombia to Peru
Campephilus haematogaster - Crimson-bellied Woodpecker - Panama to Peru
Campephilus rubricollis - Red-necked Woodpecker - Amazonia
Campephilus robustus - Robust Woodpecker - SE South America
Campephilus melanoleucos - Crimson-crested Woodpecker - South America, also Panama
Campephilus guatemalensis - Pale-billed Woodpecker - Widespread Middle America
Campephilus gayaquilensis - Guayaquil Woodpecker - SW Colombia to NW Peru
Campephilus leucopogon - Cream-backed Woodpecker - SC South America
Campephilus magellanicus - Magellanic Woodpecker - Chile, SW Argentina
Campephilus principalis - Ivory-billed Woodpecker - SE USA, Cuba
Campephilus imperialis - Imperial Woodpecker - NC, C Mexico
Chrysophlegma - Segregate Banded Woodpecker, Checker-throated Woodpecker, & Greater Yellownape from Picus to Chrysophlegma
Chrysophlegma miniaceus - Banded Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Chrysophlegma puniceus - Crimson-winged Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Chrysophlegma flavinucha - Greater Yellownape - Widespread Asia
Picus chlorolophus - Lesser Yellownape - Widespread Asia
Picus mentalis - Checker-throated Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Picus viridanus - Streak-breasted Woodpecker - Burma to Malay Peninsula
Picus vittatus - Laced Woodpecker - Southeast Asia to Java
Picus xanthopygaeus - Streak-throated Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Picus squamatus - Scaly-bellied Woodpecker - SC Asia
Picus awokera - Japanese Green Woodpecker - Japan
Picus viridis - European Green Woodpecker - W Eurasia
Picus vaillantii - Levaillant's Woodpecker - Morocco, Tunisia
Picus rabieri - Red-collared Woodpecker - Laos, Vietnam
Picus erythropygius - Black-headed Woodpecker - Southeast Asia
Picus canus - Grey-headed Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia, Asia
Dinopium rafflesii - Olive-backed Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Dinopium shorii - Himalayan Goldenback - N India to Burma
Dinopium javanense - Common Goldenback - Widespread Asia
Dinopium benghalense - Lesser Goldenback - Pakistan to Burma & Sri Lanka
Chrysocolaptes lucidus - Greater Goldenback - Widespread Asia
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi - Crimson-backed Goldenback - Sri Lanka - split from C. lucidus.
Chrysocolaptes festivus - White-naped Woodpecker - India, Sri Lanka
Gecinulus grantia - Pale-headed Woodpecker - Southeast Asia, E China
Gecinulus viridis - Bamboo Woodpecker - Burma to Malay Peninsula
Sapheopipo noguchii - Okinawa Woodpecker - Okinawa
Blythipicus rubiginosus - Maroon Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Blythipicus pyrrhotis - Bay Woodpecker - Nepal to S Vietnam & SE China
Reinwardtipicus validus - Orange-backed Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Micropternus brachyurus - Rufous Woodpecker - Widespread Asia - from Celeus to Micropternus
Meiglyptes tristis - Buff-rumped Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Meiglyptes jugularis - Black-and-buff Woodpecker - Southeast Asia
Meiglyptes tukki - Buff-necked Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Hemicircus concretus - Grey-and-buff Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Hemicircus canente - Heart-spotted Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Mulleripicus fulvus - Ashy Woodpecker - Sulawesi
Mulleripicus funebris - Sooty Woodpecker - Philippines
Mulleripicus pulverulentus - Great Slaty Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Honeyguides, Indicatoridae, and woodpeckers, Picidae, are sisters
Jynx torquilla - Eurasian Wryneck - Widespread Eurasia
Jynx ruficollis - Red-throated Wryneck - Widespread Africa
Picumnus innominatus - Speckled Piculet - Widespread Asia, also C, E China
Picumnus aurifrons - Bar-breasted Piculet - Amazonia
Picumnus lafresnayi - Lafresnaye's Piculet - W, C Amazonia
Picumnus pumilus - Orinoco Piculet - NW Amazonia
Picumnus exilis - Golden-spangled Piculet - NE, South America, also E Brazil
Picumnus nigropunctatus - Black-dotted Piculet - NE Venezuela
Picumnus sclateri - Ecuadorian Piculet - Ecuador, NW Peru
Picumnus squamulatus - Scaled Piculet - Colombia, Venezuela
Picumnus spilogaster - White-bellied Piculet - N, NE South America
Picumnus minutissimus - Arrowhead Piculet - Guianas
Picumnus pygmaeus - Spotted Piculet - E Brazil
Picumnus steindachneri - Speckle-chested Piculet - NW Peru
Picumnus varzeae - Varzea Piculet - C Amazonia
Picumnus cirratus - White-barred Piculet - NE, SE South America
Picumnus dorbignyanus - Ocellated Piculet - E Peru, Bolivia - NB not dorbygnianus
Picumnus temminckii - Ochre-collared Piculet - SE South America
Picumnus albosquamatus - White-wedged Piculet - C South America
Picumnus fuscus - Rusty-necked Piculet - NE Bolivia, WC Brazil
Picumnus rufiventris - Rufous-breasted Piculet - W Amazonia
Picumnus limae - Ochraceous Piculet - E Brazil
Picumnus fulvescens - Tawny Piculet - E Brazil
Picumnus nebulosus - Mottled Piculet - SE South America
Picumnus castelnau - Plain-breasted Piculet - W Amazonia
Picumnus subtilis - Fine-barred Piculet - E Peru
Picumnus olivaceus - Olivaceous Piculet - Guatemala to NW Peru
Picumnus granadensis - Greyish Piculet - NW Colombia
Picumnus cinnamomeus - Chestnut Piculet - N Colombia, NW Venezuela
Sasia africana - African Piculet - C, WC Africa
Sasia abnormis - Rufous Piculet - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Sasia ochracea - White-browed Piculet - Southeast Asia
Nesoctites micromegas - Antillean Piculet - Hispaniola
Melanerpes candidus - White Woodpecker - C, E, SE South America - from Leuconerpes to Melanerpes
Melanerpes lewis - Lewis's Woodpecker - W North America
Melanerpes herminieri - Guadeloupe Woodpecker - Lesser Antilles
Melanerpes portoricensis - Puerto Rican Woodpecker - Puerto Rico
Melanerpes erythrocephalus - Red-headed Woodpecker - SC, SE Canada to SE USA
Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn Woodpecker - NW USA to Colombia
Melanerpes cruentatus - Yellow-tufted Woodpecker - Amazonia
Melanerpes flavifrons - Yellow-fronted Woodpecker - SE South America
Melanerpes chrysauchen - Golden-naped Woodpecker - Costa Rica, Panama
Melanerpes pulcher - Beautiful Woodpecker - NC Colombia
Melanerpes pucherani - Black-cheeked Woodpecker - S Mexico to W Ecuador
Melanerpes cactorum - White-fronted Woodpecker - C, SC South America
Melanerpes striatus - Hispaniolan Woodpecker - Hispaniola
Melanerpes radiolatus - Jamaican Woodpecker - Jamaica
Melanerpes chrysogenys - Golden-cheeked Woodpecker - W Mexico
Melanerpes hypopolius - Grey-breasted Woodpecker - SW Mexico
Melanerpes pygmaeus - Yucatan Woodpecker - Yucatan Peninsula
Melanerpes rubricapillus - Red-crowned Woodpecker - Costa Rica to NW Venezuela
Melanerpes uropygialis - Gila Woodpecker - SW USA, Baja California, W Mexico
Melanerpes hoffmannii - Hoffmann's Woodpecker - Honduras to Costa Rica
Melanerpes aurifrons - Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Texas to SC Mexico
Melanerpes santacruzi - Velasquez's Woodpecker - E Mexico S to Nicaragua, islands off Honduras - split from Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus - Red-bellied Woodpecker - E, C, SE USA
Melanerpes superciliaris - West Indian Woodpecker - Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands
Sphyrapicus thyroideus - Williamson's Sapsucker - W North America
Sphyrapicus varius - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - N North America
Sphyrapicus nuchalis - Red-naped Sapsucker - W North America
Sphyrapicus ruber - Red-breasted Sapsucker - W North America
Xiphidiopicus percussus - Cuban Green Woodpecker - Cuba
Campethera punctuligera - Fine-spotted Woodpecker - C, W Africa
Campethera bennettii - Bennett's Woodpecker - SC, SE Africa
Campethera scriptoricauda - Speckle-throated Woodpecker - E, SE Africa
Campethera nubica - Nubian Woodpecker - E, NE Africa
Campethera abingoni - Golden-tailed Woodpecker - Widespread Africa
Campethera mombassica - Mombasa Woodpecker - E Africa
Campethera notata - Knysna Woodpecker - S South Africa
Campethera cailliautii - Green-backed Woodpecker - WC, C, SE Africa
Campethera maculosa - Little Green Woodpecker - W Africa
Campethera tullbergi - Tullberg's Woodpecker - WC, EC Africa
Campethera nivosa - Buff-spotted Woodpecker - C, W Africa
Campethera caroli - Brown-eared Woodpecker - C, W Africa
Geocolaptes olivaceus - Ground Woodpecker - S Africa
Dendropicos elachus - Little Grey Woodpecker - NC, W Africa
Dendropicos poecilolaemus - Speckle-breasted Woodpecker - C, WC Africa
Dendropicos abyssinicus - Abyssinian Woodpecker - E, NE Africa
Dendropicos fuscescens - Cardinal Woodpecker - Widespread Africa
Dendropicos gabonensis - Gabon Woodpecker - S Nigeria, to Zaire, N Angola & W Uganda
Dendropicos lugubris - Melancholy Woodpecker - Sierra Leone to SW Nigeria
Dendropicos stierlingi - Stierling's Woodpecker - SE Africa
Dendropicos namaquus - Bearded Woodpecker - E, SC, SE Africa
Dendropicos xantholophus - Yellow-crested Woodpecker - C, WC Africa
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster - Fire-bellied Woodpecker - W Africa
Dendropicos elliotii - Elliot's Woodpecker - C, WC Africa
Dendropicos goertae - African Grey Woodpecker - Mauritania & Senegal to W Ethiopia to NW Tanzania, S Gabon, NW Angola & SC Zaire
Dendropicos spodocephalus - Eastern Grey Woodpecker - Highlands of N C Tanzania & C Kenya to E Sudan & C Ethiopia
Dendropicos griseocephalus - Olive Woodpecker - S, SC Africa
Dendropicos obsoletus - Brown-backed Woodpecker - EC, C, W Africa - In Dendropicos not Picoides
Dendrocopos hyperythrus - Rufous-bellied Woodpecker - N India to Southeast Asia, Asia, also E Asia
Dendrocopos temminckii - Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker - Sulawesi
Dendrocopos maculatus - Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker - Philippines
Dendrocopos ramsayi - Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker - Sulu Arch. Asia - split from D. maculatus
Dendrocopos moluccensis - Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Dendrocopos nanus - Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker - India, Sri Lanka
Dendrocopos kizuki - Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker - E Asia
Dendrocopos canicapillus - Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker - E Asia to N India, Sumatra & Borneo
Dendrocopos minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Dendrocopos macei - Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker - N Pakistan to N Burma
Dendrocopos analis - Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker - S Burma to Indochina, Andaman Is., Java and Bali - split from D. macei.
Dendrocopos atratus - Stripe-breasted Woodpecker - Southeast Asia
Dendrocopos auriceps - Brown-fronted Woodpecker - NE Afghanistan to E Nepal
Dendrocopos mahrattensis - Yellow-crowned Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Dendrocopos dorae - Arabian Woodpecker - SW Arabian Peninsula
Dendrocopos cathpharius - Crimson-breasted Woodpecker - WC Nepal to NW Laos & NC China
Dendrocopos darjellensis - Darjeeling Woodpecker - WC Nepal to N Vietnam & SC China
Dendrocopos medius - Middle Spotted Woodpecker - W, SW Eurasia
Dendrocopos leucotos - White-backed Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Dendrocopos himalayensis - Himalayan Woodpecker - NE Afghanistan to W Nepal
Dendrocopos assimilis - Sind Woodpecker - SE Iran, Pakistan
Dendrocopos syriacus - Syrian Woodpecker - SE Europe to S Iran
Dendrocopos leucopterus - White-winged Woodpecker - C Eurasia
Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Picoides scalaris - Ladder-backed Woodpecker - SW USA to NE Nicaragua
Picoides nuttallii - Nuttall's Woodpecker - California
Picoides pubescens - Downy Woodpecker - Widespread North America
Picoides villosus - Hairy Woodpecker - Widespread North America, Middle America
Picoides arizonae - Arizona Woodpecker - SW USA, W, N Mexico
Picoides stricklandi - Strickland's Woodpecker - C Mexico
Picoides borealis - Red-cockaded Woodpecker - SE USA
Picoides albolarvatus - White-headed Woodpecker - SW Canada, W USA
Picoides fumigatus - Smoky-brown Woodpecker - E Mexico to NW Argentina - to Picoides
Picoides tridactylus - Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Picoides dorsalis - American Three-toed Woodpecker - N, WC North America
Picoides arcticus - Black-backed Woodpecker - N North America
Veniliornis callonotus - Scarlet-backed Woodpecker - SW Colombia to NW Peru
Veniliornis dignus - Yellow-vented Woodpecker - SW Venezuela to Peru
Veniliornis nigriceps - Bar-bellied Woodpecker - N Colombia to Bolivia
Veniliornis passerinus - Little Woodpecker - Widespread South America
Veniliornis frontalis - Dot-fronted Woodpecker - Bolivia to NW Argentina
Veniliornis spilogaster - White-spotted Woodpecker - SE South America
Veniliornis mixtus - Checkered Woodpecker - E, C, SE South America - to Veniliornis from Picoides
Veniliornis lignarius - Striped Woodpecker - Bolivia, S Chile & Argentina - to Veniliornis from Picoides
Veniliornis sanguineus - Blood-colored Woodpecker - Guianas
Veniliornis kirkii - Red-rumped Woodpecker - Costa Rica to NW South America
Veniliornis affinis - Red-stained Woodpecker - Amazonia, E Brazil
Veniliornis chocoensis - Choco Woodpecker - W Colombia to NW Ecuador
Veniliornis cassini - Golden-collared Woodpecker - NE Amazonia
Veniliornis maculifrons - Yellow-eared Woodpecker - E Brazil
Piculus simplex - Rufous-winged Woodpecker - Honduras to Panama
Piculus callopterus - Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker - Panama
Piculus leucolaemus - White-throated Woodpecker - W Amazonia
Piculus litae - Lita Woodpecker - W Colombia to NW Ecuador
Piculus flavigula - Yellow-throated Woodpecker - Amazonia, SE Brazil
Piculus chrysochloros - Golden-green Woodpecker - Panama to Venezuela, Amazonia, SE Brazil
Piculus aurulentus - Yellow-browed Woodpecker - SE South America
Colaptes rubiginosus - Golden-olive Woodpecker - Mexico to Guyana, NW Peru & NW Argentina - to Colaptes from Piculus
Colaptes auricularis - Grey-crowned Woodpecker - W Mexico - to Colaptes from Piculus
Colaptes rivolii - Crimson-mantled Woodpecker - NW Venezuela to C Bolivia - to Colaptes from Piculus
Colaptes atricollis - Black-necked Woodpecker - Peru - to Colaptes from Chrysoptilus
Colaptes punctigula - Spot-breasted Woodpecker - Panama through N South America, Amazonia - to Colaptes from Chrysoptilus
Colaptes melanochloros - Green-barred Woodpecker - E, C, SE South America - to Colaptes from Chrysoptilus
Colaptes auratus - Northern Flicker - Widespread North America, Middle America
Colaptes chrysoides - Gilded Flicker - SW USA, NW Mexico
Colaptes fernandinae - Fernandina's Flicker - Cuba
Colaptes pitius - Chilean Flicker - Chile, SW Argentina
Colaptes rupicola - Andean Flicker - S Ecuador to NW Argentina
Colaptes campestris - Campo Flicker - E, C, SE South America - incl Field Flicker
Celeus loricatus - Cinnamon Woodpecker - SE Guatemala to SW Ecuador
Celeus undatus - Waved Woodpecker - E Venezuela to NE Brazil
Celeus grammicus - Scaly-breasted Woodpecker - W, NW, C Amazonia - may be conspecific with Waved Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus - Chestnut-colored Woodpecker - SE Mexico to W Panama
Celeus elegans - Chestnut Woodpecker - N, Amazonia
Celeus lugubris - Pale-crested Woodpecker - SC South America
Celeus flavescens - Blond-crested Woodpecker - E, SE South America
Celeus flavus - Cream-colored Woodpecker - Amazonia, SE Brazil
Celeus spectabilis - Rufous-headed Woodpecker - W Amazonia
Celeus obrieni - Kaempfer's Woodpecker - E Brazil - from Piaui Woodpecker to Kaempfer's Woodpecker
Celeus torquatus - Ringed Woodpecker - Amazonia, E Brazil
Dryocopus galeatus - Helmeted Woodpecker - SE South America
Dryocopus schulzi - Black-bodied Woodpecker - SC South America
Dryocopus lineatus - Lineated Woodpecker - Widespread Latin America
Dryocopus pileatus - Pileated Woodpecker - E, NW USA, S Canada
Dryocopus javensis - White-bellied Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Dryocopus hodgei - Andaman Woodpecker - Andaman Islands
Dryocopus martius - Black Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia
Campephilus pollens - Powerful Woodpecker - NC Colombia to Peru
Campephilus haematogaster - Crimson-bellied Woodpecker - Panama to Peru
Campephilus rubricollis - Red-necked Woodpecker - Amazonia
Campephilus robustus - Robust Woodpecker - SE South America
Campephilus melanoleucos - Crimson-crested Woodpecker - South America, also Panama
Campephilus guatemalensis - Pale-billed Woodpecker - Widespread Middle America
Campephilus gayaquilensis - Guayaquil Woodpecker - SW Colombia to NW Peru
Campephilus leucopogon - Cream-backed Woodpecker - SC South America
Campephilus magellanicus - Magellanic Woodpecker - Chile, SW Argentina
Campephilus principalis - Ivory-billed Woodpecker - SE USA, Cuba
Campephilus imperialis - Imperial Woodpecker - NC, C Mexico
Chrysophlegma - Segregate Banded Woodpecker, Checker-throated Woodpecker, & Greater Yellownape from Picus to Chrysophlegma
Chrysophlegma miniaceus - Banded Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Chrysophlegma puniceus - Crimson-winged Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Chrysophlegma flavinucha - Greater Yellownape - Widespread Asia
Picus chlorolophus - Lesser Yellownape - Widespread Asia
Picus mentalis - Checker-throated Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Picus viridanus - Streak-breasted Woodpecker - Burma to Malay Peninsula
Picus vittatus - Laced Woodpecker - Southeast Asia to Java
Picus xanthopygaeus - Streak-throated Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Picus squamatus - Scaly-bellied Woodpecker - SC Asia
Picus awokera - Japanese Green Woodpecker - Japan
Picus viridis - European Green Woodpecker - W Eurasia
Picus vaillantii - Levaillant's Woodpecker - Morocco, Tunisia
Picus rabieri - Red-collared Woodpecker - Laos, Vietnam
Picus erythropygius - Black-headed Woodpecker - Southeast Asia
Picus canus - Grey-headed Woodpecker - Widespread Eurasia, Asia
Dinopium rafflesii - Olive-backed Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Dinopium shorii - Himalayan Goldenback - N India to Burma
Dinopium javanense - Common Goldenback - Widespread Asia
Dinopium benghalense - Lesser Goldenback - Pakistan to Burma & Sri Lanka
Chrysocolaptes lucidus - Greater Goldenback - Widespread Asia
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi - Crimson-backed Goldenback - Sri Lanka - split from C. lucidus.
Chrysocolaptes festivus - White-naped Woodpecker - India, Sri Lanka
Gecinulus grantia - Pale-headed Woodpecker - Southeast Asia, E China
Gecinulus viridis - Bamboo Woodpecker - Burma to Malay Peninsula
Sapheopipo noguchii - Okinawa Woodpecker - Okinawa
Blythipicus rubiginosus - Maroon Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Blythipicus pyrrhotis - Bay Woodpecker - Nepal to S Vietnam & SE China
Reinwardtipicus validus - Orange-backed Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Micropternus brachyurus - Rufous Woodpecker - Widespread Asia - from Celeus to Micropternus
Meiglyptes tristis - Buff-rumped Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Meiglyptes jugularis - Black-and-buff Woodpecker - Southeast Asia
Meiglyptes tukki - Buff-necked Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Hemicircus concretus - Grey-and-buff Woodpecker - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Hemicircus canente - Heart-spotted Woodpecker - Widespread Asia
Mulleripicus fulvus - Ashy Woodpecker - Sulawesi
Mulleripicus funebris - Sooty Woodpecker - Philippines
Mulleripicus pulverulentus - Great Slaty Woodpecker - Widespread Asia