Common name |
Binomial name + authority |
IOC sequence
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Eurasian wryneck |
Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758 |
1
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Red-throated wryneck |
Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830 |
2
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Speckled piculet |
Picumnus innominatus Burton, E, 1836 |
3
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Bar-breasted piculet |
Picumnus aurifrons Pelzeln, 1870 |
4
|
Lafresnaye's piculet |
Picumnus lafresnayi Malherbe, 1862 |
5
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Orinoco piculet |
Picumnus pumilus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
6
|
Golden-spangled piculet |
Picumnus exilis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) |
7
|
Ecuadorian piculet |
Picumnus sclateri Taczanowski, 1877 |
8
|
Scaled piculet |
Picumnus squamulatus Lafresnaye, 1854 |
9
|
White-bellied piculet |
Picumnus spilogaster Sundevall, 1866 |
10
|
Arrowhead piculet |
Picumnus minutissimus (Pallas, 1782) |
11
|
Spotted piculet |
Picumnus pygmaeus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) |
12
|
Speckle-chested piculet |
Picumnus steindachneri Taczanowski, 1882 |
13
|
Varzea piculet |
Picumnus varzeae Snethlage, E, 1912 |
14
|
White-barred piculet |
Picumnus cirratus Temminck, 1825 |
15
|
Ocellated piculet |
Picumnus dorbignyanus Lafresnaye, 1845 |
16
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Ochre-collared piculet |
Picumnus temminckii Lafresnaye, 1845 |
17
|
White-wedged piculet |
Picumnus albosquamatus d'Orbigny, 1840 |
18
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Rusty-necked piculet |
Picumnus fuscus Pelzeln, 1870 |
19
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Rufous-breasted piculet |
Picumnus rufiventris (Bonaparte, 1838) |
20
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Ochraceous piculet |
Picumnus limae Snethlage, E, 1924 |
21
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Mottled piculet |
Picumnus nebulosus Sundevall, 1866 |
22
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Plain-breasted piculet |
Picumnus castelnau Malherbe, 1862 |
23
|
Fine-barred piculet |
Picumnus subtilis Stager, 1968 |
24
|
Olivaceous piculet |
Picumnus olivaceus Lafresnaye, 1845 |
25
|
Greyish piculet |
Picumnus granadensis Lafresnaye, 1847 |
26
|
Chestnut piculet |
Picumnus cinnamomeus Wagler, 1829 |
27
|
African piculet |
Verreauxia africana (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1855) |
28
|
Rufous piculet |
Sasia abnormis (Temminck, 1825) |
29
|
White-browed piculet |
Sasia ochracea Hodgson, 1837 |
30
|
Antillean piculet |
Nesoctites micromegas (Sundevall, 1866) |
31
|
Grey-and-buff woodpecker |
Hemicircus concretus (Temminck, 1821) |
32
|
Heart-spotted woodpecker |
Hemicircus canente (Lesson, RP, 1832) |
33
|
White woodpecker |
Melanerpes candidus (Otto, 1796) |
34
|
Lewis's woodpecker |
Melanerpes lewis (Gray, GR, 1849) |
35
|
Guadeloupe woodpecker |
Melanerpes herminieri (Lesson, RP, 1830) |
36
|
Puerto Rican woodpecker |
Melanerpes portoricensis (Daudin, 1803) |
37
|
Red-headed woodpecker |
Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
38
|
Acorn woodpecker |
Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) |
39
|
Yellow-tufted woodpecker |
Melanerpes cruentatus (Boddaert, 1783) |
40
|
Yellow-fronted woodpecker |
Melanerpes flavifrons (Vieillot, 1818) |
41
|
Golden-naped woodpecker |
Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin, 1870 |
42
|
Beautiful woodpecker |
Melanerpes pulcher Sclater, PL, 1870 |
43
|
Black-cheeked woodpecker |
Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849) |
44
|
White-fronted woodpecker |
Melanerpes cactorum (d'Orbigny, 1840) |
45
|
Hispaniolan woodpecker |
Melanerpes striatus (Müller, PLS, 1776) |
46
|
Jamaican woodpecker |
Melanerpes radiolatus (Wagler, 1827) |
47
|
Golden-cheeked woodpecker |
Melanerpes chrysogenys (Vigors, 1839) |
48
|
Grey-breasted woodpecker |
Melanerpes hypopolius (Wagler, 1829) |
49
|
Yucatan woodpecker |
Melanerpes pygmaeus (Ridgway, 1885) |
50
|
Red-crowned woodpecker |
Melanerpes rubricapillus (Cabanis, 1862) |
51
|
Gila woodpecker |
Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird, SF, 1854) |
52
|
Hoffmann's woodpecker |
Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) |
53
|
Golden-fronted woodpecker |
Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829) |
54
|
Velasquez's woodpecker |
Melanerpes santacruzi (Bonaparte, 1838) |
55
|
Red-bellied woodpecker |
Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
56
|
West Indian woodpecker |
Melanerpes superciliaris (Temminck, 1827) |
57
|
Williamson's sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin, 1852) |
58
|
Yellow-bellied sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766) |
59
|
Red-naped sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Baird, SF, 1858 |
60
|
Red-breasted sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus ruber (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
61
|
Cuban green woodpecker |
Xiphidiopicus percussus (Temminck, 1826) |
62
|
Buff-spotted woodpecker |
Pardipicus nivosus (Swainson, 1837) |
63
|
Brown-eared woodpecker |
Pardipicus caroli (Malherbe, 1852) |
64
|
Ground woodpecker |
Geocolaptes olivaceus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
65
|
Fine-spotted woodpecker |
Campethera punctuligera (Wagler, 1827) |
66
|
Bennett's woodpecker |
Campethera bennettii (Smith, A, 1836) |
67
|
Speckle-throated woodpecker |
Campethera scriptoricauda (Reichenow, 1896) |
68
|
Nubian woodpecker |
Campethera nubica (Boddaert, 1783) |
69
|
Golden-tailed woodpecker |
Campethera abingoni (Smith, A, 1836) |
70
|
Mombasa woodpecker |
Campethera mombassica (Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884) |
71
|
Knysna woodpecker |
Campethera notata (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) |
72
|
Little green woodpecker |
Campethera maculosa (Valenciennes, 1826) |
73
|
Little spotted woodpecker |
Campethera cailliautii (Malherbe, 1849) |
74
|
Tullberg's woodpecker |
Campethera tullbergi Sjöstedt, 1892 |
75
|
Fine-banded woodpecker |
Campethera taeniolaema Reichenow & Neumann, 1895 |
76
|
Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus temminckii (Malherbe, 1849) |
77
|
Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus nanus (Vigors, 1832) |
78
|
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus canicapillus (Blyth, 1845) |
79
|
Philippine pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus maculatus (Scopoli, 1786) |
80
|
Sulu pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus ramsayi Hargitt, 1881 |
81
|
Sunda pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus moluccensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
82
|
Japanese pygmy woodpecker |
Yungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836) |
83
|
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker |
Picoides tridactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
84
|
American three-toed woodpecker |
Picoides dorsalis Baird, SF, 1858 |
85
|
Black-backed woodpecker |
Picoides arcticus (Swainson, 1832) |
86
|
Arabian woodpecker |
Dendrocoptes dorae (Bates, GL & Kinnear, 1935) |
87
|
Brown-fronted woodpecker |
Dendrocoptes auriceps (Vigors, 1831) |
88
|
Middle spotted woodpecker |
Dendrocoptes medius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
89
|
Yellow-crowned woodpecker |
Leiopicus mahrattensis (Latham, 1801) |
90
|
Bearded woodpecker |
Chloropicus namaquus (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793) |
91
|
Yellow-crested woodpecker |
Chloropicus xantholophus Hargitt, 1883 |
92
|
Fire-bellied woodpecker |
Chloropicus pyrrhogaster (Malherbe, 1845) |
93
|
Little grey woodpecker |
Dendropicos elachus Oberholser, 1919 |
94
|
Speckle-breasted woodpecker |
Dendropicos poecilolaemus Reichenow, 1893 |
95
|
Abyssinian woodpecker |
Dendropicos abyssinicus (Stanley, 1814) |
96
|
Cardinal woodpecker |
Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818) |
97
|
Gabon woodpecker |
Dendropicos gabonensis (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, É, 1851) |
98
|
Melancholy woodpecker |
Dendropicos lugubris Hartlaub, 1857 |
99
|
Stierling's woodpecker |
Dendropicos stierlingi Reichenow, 1901 |
100
|
Elliot's woodpecker |
Dendropicos elliotii (Cassin, 1863) |
101
|
African grey woodpecker |
Dendropicos goertae (Müller, PLS, 1776) |
102
|
Eastern grey woodpecker |
Dendropicos spodocephalus (Bonaparte, 1850) |
103
|
Olive woodpecker |
Dendropicos griseocephalus (Boddaert, 1783) |
104
|
Brown-backed woodpecker |
Dendropicos obsoletus (Wagler, 1829) |
105
|
Nuttall's woodpecker |
Dryobates nuttallii (Gambel, 1843) |
106
|
Ladder-backed woodpecker |
Dryobates scalaris (Wagler, 1829) |
107
|
Downy woodpecker |
Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) |
108
|
Crimson-naped woodpecker |
Dryobates cathpharius (Blyth, 1843) |
109
|
Necklaced woodpecker |
Dryobates pernyii (Verreaux, J, 1867) |
110
|
Lesser spotted woodpecker |
Dryobates minor (Linnaeus, 1758) |
111
|
Little woodpecker |
Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
112
|
Dot-fronted woodpecker |
Veniliornis frontalis (Cabanis, 1883) |
113
|
White-spotted woodpecker |
Veniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827) |
114
|
Checkered woodpecker |
Veniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783) |
115
|
Striped woodpecker |
Veniliornis lignarius (Molina, 1782) |
116
|
Scarlet-backed woodpecker |
Veniliornis callonotus (Waterhouse, 1841) |
117
|
Yellow-vented woodpecker |
Veniliornis dignus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1877) |
118
|
Bar-bellied woodpecker |
Veniliornis nigriceps (d'Orbigny, 1840) |
119
|
Blood-colored woodpecker |
Veniliornis sanguineus (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793) |
120
|
Red-rumped woodpecker |
Veniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845) |
121
|
Red-stained woodpecker |
Veniliornis affinis (Swainson, 1821) |
122
|
Choco woodpecker |
Veniliornis chocoensis Todd, 1919 |
123
|
Golden-collared woodpecker |
Veniliornis cassini (Malherbe, 1862) |
124
|
Yellow-eared woodpecker |
Veniliornis maculifrons (Spix, 1824) |
125
|
Red-cockaded woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus borealis (Vieillot, 1809) |
126
|
Smoky-brown woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus fumigatus (d'Orbigny, 1840) |
127
|
Arizona woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus arizonae (Hargitt, 1886) |
128
|
Strickland's woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus stricklandi (Malherbe, 1845) |
129
|
Hairy woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
130
|
White-headed woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850) |
131
|
Rufous-bellied woodpecker |
Dendrocopos hyperythrus (Vigors, 1831) |
132
|
Fulvous-breasted woodpecker |
Dendrocopos macei (Vieillot, 1818) |
133
|
Freckle-breasted woodpecker |
Dendrocopos analis (Bonaparte, 1850) |
134
|
Stripe-breasted woodpecker |
Dendrocopos atratus (Blyth, 1849) |
135
|
Darjeeling woodpecker |
Dendrocopos darjellensis (Blyth, 1845) |
136
|
Himalayan woodpecker |
Dendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1831) |
137
|
Sind woodpecker |
Dendrocopos assimilis (Blyth, 1849) |
138
|
Syrian woodpecker |
Dendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) |
139
|
White-winged woodpecker |
Dendrocopos leucopterus (Salvadori, 1871) |
140
|
Great spotted woodpecker |
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) |
141
|
Okinawa woodpecker |
Dendrocopos noguchii (Seebohm, 1887) |
142
|
White-backed woodpecker |
Dendrocopos leucotos (Bechstein, 1802) |
143
|
Rufous-winged woodpecker |
Piculus simplex (Salvin, 1870) |
144
|
Stripe-cheeked woodpecker |
Piculus callopterus (Lawrence, 1862) |
145
|
White-throated woodpecker |
Piculus leucolaemus (Natterer & Malherbe, 1845) |
146
|
Lita woodpecker |
Piculus litae (Rothschild, 1901) |
147
|
Yellow-throated woodpecker |
Piculus flavigula (Boddaert, 1783) |
148
|
Golden-green woodpecker |
Piculus chrysochloros (Vieillot, 1818) |
149
|
Yellow-browed woodpecker |
Piculus aurulentus (Temminck, 1821) |
150
|
Golden-olive woodpecker |
Colaptes rubiginosus (Swainson, 1820) |
151
|
Bronze-winged woodpecker |
Colaptes aeruginosus (Malherbe, 1862) |
152
|
Grey-crowned woodpecker |
Colaptes auricularis (Salvin & Godman, 1889) |
153
|
Crimson-mantled woodpecker |
Colaptes rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840) |
154
|
Black-necked woodpecker |
Colaptes atricollis (Malherbe, 1850) |
155
|
Spot-breasted woodpecker |
Colaptes punctigula (Boddaert, 1783) |
156
|
Green-barred woodpecker |
Colaptes melanochloros (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
157
|
Northern flicker |
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
158
|
Guatemalan flicker |
Colaptes mixicanoides Lafresnaye, 1844 |
159
|
Gilded flicker |
Colaptes chrysoides (Malherbe, 1852) |
160
|
Bermuda flicker |
Colaptes oceanicus Olson, 2013 |
161
|
Fernandina's flicker |
Colaptes fernandinae Vigors, 1827 |
162
|
Chilean flicker |
Colaptes pitius (Molina, 1782) |
163
|
Andean flicker |
Colaptes rupicola d'Orbigny, 1840 |
164
|
Campo flicker |
Colaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818) |
165
|
Cinnamon woodpecker |
Celeus loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854) |
165
|
Waved woodpecker |
Celeus undatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
167
|
Chestnut-colored woodpecker |
Celeus castaneus (Wagler, 1829) |
168
|
Chestnut woodpecker |
Celeus elegans (Müller, PLS, 1776) |
169
|
Pale-crested woodpecker |
Celeus lugubris (Malherbe, 1851) |
170
|
Blond-crested woodpecker |
Celeus flavescens (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
171
|
Ochre-backed woodpecker |
Celeus ochraceus (Spix, 1824) |
121
|
Cream-colored woodpecker |
Celeus flavus (Müller, PLS, 1776) |
173
|
Rufous-headed woodpecker |
Celeus spectabilis Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880 |
174
|
Kaempfer's woodpecker |
Celeus obrieni Short, 1973 |
175
|
Ringed woodpecker |
Celeus torquatus (Boddaert, 1783) |
176
|
Helmeted woodpecker |
Celeus galeatus (Temminck, 1822) |
177
|
Black-bodied woodpecker |
Dryocopus schulzii (Cabanis, 1882) |
178
|
Lineated woodpecker |
Dryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
179
|
Pileated woodpecker |
Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
180
|
White-bellied woodpecker |
Dryocopus javensis (Horsfield, 1821) |
181
|
Andaman woodpecker |
Dryocopus hodgei (Blyth, 1860) |
182
|
Black woodpecker |
Dryocopus martius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
183
|
Powerful woodpecker |
Campephilus pollens (Bonaparte, 1845) |
184
|
Splendid woodpecker |
Campephilus splendens Hargitt, 1889 |
185
|
Crimson-bellied woodpecker |
Campephilus haematogaster (Tschudi, 1844) |
186
|
Red-necked woodpecker |
Campephilus rubricollis (Boddaert, 1783) |
187
|
Robust woodpecker |
Campephilus robustus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818) |
188
|
Crimson-crested woodpecker |
Campephilus melanoleucos (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
189
|
Pale-billed woodpecker |
Campephilus guatemalensis (Hartlaub, 1844) |
190
|
Guayaquil woodpecker |
Campephilus gayaquilensis (Lesson, RP, 1845) |
191
|
Cream-backed woodpecker |
Campephilus leucopogon (Valenciennes, 1826) |
192
|
Magellanic woodpecker |
Campephilus magellanicus (King, PP, 1827) |
193
|
Ivory-billed woodpecker |
Campephilus principalis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
194
|
Imperial woodpecker |
Campephilus imperialis (Gould, 1832) |
195
|
Banded woodpecker |
Chrysophlegma miniaceum (Pennant, 1769) |
196
|
Checker-throated woodpecker |
Chrysophlegma mentale (Temminck, 1826) |
197
|
Greater yellownape |
Chrysophlegma flavinucha (Gould, 1834) |
198
|
Lesser yellownape |
Picus chlorolophus Vieillot, 1818 |
199
|
Crimson-winged woodpecker |
Picus puniceus Horsfield, 1821 |
200
|
Streak-breasted woodpecker |
Picus viridanus Blyth, 1843 |
201
|
Laced woodpecker |
Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818 |
202
|
Streak-throated woodpecker |
Picus xanthopygaeus (Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847) |
203
|
Scaly-bellied woodpecker |
Picus squamatus Vigors, 1831 |
204
|
Japanese green woodpecker |
Picus awokera Temminck, 1836 |
205
|
European green woodpecker |
Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 |
206
|
Iberian green woodpecker |
Picus sharpei (Saunders, H, 1872) |
207
|
Levaillant's woodpecker |
Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847) |
208
|
Red-collared woodpecker |
Picus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898) |
209
|
Black-headed woodpecker |
Picus erythropygius (Elliot, DG, 1865) |
210
|
Grey-headed woodpecker |
Picus canus Gmelin, JF, 1788 |
211
|
Sumatran woodpecker |
Picus dedemi (van Oort, 1911) |
212
|
Himalayan flameback |
Dinopium shorii (Vigors, 1831) |
213
|
Common flameback |
Dinopium javanense (Ljungh, 1797) |
214
|
Spot-throated flameback |
Dinopium everetti (Tweeddale, 1878) |
215
|
Black-rumped flameback |
Dinopium benghalense (Linnaeus, 1758) |
216
|
Red-backed flameback |
Dinopium psarodes (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793) |
217
|
Orange-backed woodpecker |
Chrysocolaptes validus (Temminck, 1825) |
218
|
Buff-spotted flameback |
Chrysocolaptes lucidus (Scopoli, 1786) |
219
|
Luzon flameback |
Chrysocolaptes haematribon (Wagler, 1827) |
220
|
Yellow-faced flameback |
Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus Walden & Layard, EL, 1872 |
221
|
Red-headed flameback |
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Sharpe, 1877 |
222
|
Javan flameback |
Chrysocolaptes strictus (Horsfield, 1821) |
223
|
Greater flameback |
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833) |
224
|
Malabar flameback |
Chrysocolaptes socialis Koelz, 1939 |
225
|
Crimson-backed flameback |
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi (Layard, EL, 1854) |
226
|
White-naped woodpecker |
Chrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783) |
227
|
Pale-headed woodpecker |
Gecinulus grantia (Horsfield, 1840) |
228
|
Bamboo woodpecker |
Gecinulus viridis Blyth, 1862 |
229
|
Olive-backed woodpecker |
Gecinulus rafflesii (Vigors, 1830) |
230
|
Maroon woodpecker |
Blythipicus rubiginosus (Swainson, 1837) |
231
|
Bay woodpecker |
Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837) |
232
|
Rufous woodpecker |
Micropternus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1818) |
233
|
Buff-rumped woodpecker |
Meiglyptes grammithorax (Malherbe, 1862) |
234
|
Zebra woodpecker |
Meiglyptes tristis (Horsfield, 1821) |
235
|
Black-and-buff woodpecker |
Meiglyptes jugularis (Blyth, 1845) |
236
|
Buff-necked woodpecker |
Meiglyptes tukki (Lesson, RP, 1839) |
237
|
Ashy woodpecker |
Mulleripicus fulvus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) |
238
|
Northern sooty woodpecker |
Mulleripicus funebris (Valenciennes, 1826) |
239
|
Southern sooty woodpecker |
Mulleripicus fuliginosus Tweeddale, 1877 |
240
|
Great slaty woodpecker |
Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826) |
241
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