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The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobatis borealis) is an endangered bird endemic to the southeastern United States. It measures about 18-20 cm in length and is distinguished by black-and-white striped back patterns and a small red spot ('cockade') on the heads of males. This species is unique among wo...

The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker species native to North America, measuring roughly 15 to 18 centimeters in length. It possesses a distinctive black-and-white checkered plumage pattern, a short bill, and a broad white stripe down its back. Males can be identified by a small red patch...

The Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker commonly found across North America, ranging from Alaska to Central America. It shares a distinct black-and-white plumage pattern with the smaller Downy Woodpecker, but it is significantly larger and possesses a much longer, chis...

Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) is a small bird species almost entirely restricted to the oak woodlands of California and northern Baja California in Mexico. Named after the English botanist Thomas Nuttall, this bird is distinctly patterned with bold black and white stripes across its bac...

The Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) is a small woodpecker native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central America. Its back and wings carry narrow black-and-white bars resembling ladder rungs, while males have a red crown. It inhabits deserts, thorn scrub, dry wo...

The Arizona Woodpecker is a small woodpecker of pine-oak woodland in southern Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent parts of Mexico. Its plumage is predominantly brown and white, without the conspicuous red coloration seen in several other North American woodpeckers. The species belongs to the genus Dry...

The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) is a small member of the woodpecker family found across parts of the Palearctic, including Europe. Carl Linnaeus described it in 1758, and it is the smallest European woodpecker. Its black-and-white plumage has narrow white bars rather than the large p...

The Checkered Woodpecker is a small woodpecker of the genus Dryobates found in parts of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It is associated mainly with dry woodland and other open forest habitats of the southern part of South America. Its plumage includes a contrasting black-and-white checkered pattern...

The Sulu woodpecker is a Philippine woodpecker with the scientific name Dryobates ramsayi. It is restricted to the Sulu Archipelago, making its distribution much narrower than that of most widespread Asian woodpeckers. The species is associated with forest habitat on the islands and is of conservati...

The Striped Woodpecker is a South American woodpecker found mainly in Chile and parts of Argentina. Its scientific name is Veniliornis lignarius, and it is associated with woodland and forest habitats, including areas containing southern beech and other native trees. The species feeds by probing and...

Described by August von Pelzeln in 1866, the White-spotted Woodpecker is a non-migratory bird species native to the subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests of South America.

The fulvous-breasted woodpecker is a medium-sized pied woodpecker with the scientific name Dendrocopos macei. It occurs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Myanmar, using dry and moist lowland forests as well as montane forest. The species has black upperparts heavily barred with white, a buff...

The Philippine Woodpecker is a small woodpecker of the genus Dryobates that is endemic to the Philippines. It occurs in wooded habitats within the archipelago and is represented by regional forms across parts of its range. The species was described by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli...

The Freckle-breasted Woodpecker is a small woodpecker of the genus Dryobates endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It is associated with forest and woodland habitats and is distinguished by the spotted or freckled pattern across the breast and other underparts. The species forages on t...

The Smoky-brown Woodpecker is a small woodpecker in the genus Dryobates found from Mexico through parts of Central America. It inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, and other areas with suitable trees. Its plumage is predominantly dark smoky brown, giving the species its common name....

The Brown-capped Woodpecker is a small Asian woodpecker found across parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is identified by the brown coloration on the crown and by the contrasting markings typical of its plumage. The species uses wooded habitats and searches tree trunks, branches, and bark surfaces...

The Grey-capped Woodpecker, also called the Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus), is a small Asian woodpecker in the family Picidae. Its range extends from the Himalayas and parts of China and Manchuria through mainland Southeast Asia and the Sunda region, with habitats including m...

The Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) is a small South American woodpecker found east of the Andes. Its range includes most mainland countries of the continent, with regional forms extending from the Guianas and Amazon Basin to southeastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina....

The Dot-fronted Woodpecker is a small South American woodpecker currently treated by many authorities as Veniliornis frontalis, although some taxonomies have placed it in Dryobates. It occurs in Argentina and Bolivia and is associated with humid Andean and subtropical forests. The accepted naming au...