Sibley-Monroe checklist 2 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

s. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation

DNA-DNA hybridisation

DNA-DNA hybridization generally refers to a molecular biology technique that measures the degree of genetic similarity between pools of DNA sequences. It is usually used to determine the genetic distance between two species...

studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.

Anhimidae

Anhima cornuta Horned Screamer
Horned Screamer
The Horned Screamer is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America...
Chauna chavaria Northern Screamer
Chauna torquata Southern Screamer

Dendrocygnidae

Dendrocygna guttata Spotted Whistling Duck
Spotted Whistling Duck
The Spotted Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna guttata is a member of the duck family Anatidae.Its range is the Philippines south through central Indonesia to New Guinea. It has recently colonised Australia, with a small population now resident at Weipa on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula.-...
Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck
The Plumed Whistling Duck , also called the Grass Whistle Duck , is a whistling duck which breeds in New Guinea and Australia. It is a predominantly brown-coloured duck with a long neck and characteristic plumes arising from its flanks...
Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
The Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, is a whistling duck which breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and the Gulf Coast of the United States....
Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling Duck
Wandering Whistling Duck
The Wandering Whistling Duck is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands . There are three subspecies associated with this bird. D. arcuata arcuata , D. arcuata australis , and D...
Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck, is a small whistling duck which breeds in South Asia and southeast Asia...
Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck
The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata, is a whistling duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight...
Dendrocygna arborea
Black-billed Whistling Duck
The West Indian Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea, is a whistling duck which breeds in the Caribbean. Alternative names are Black-billed Whistling Duck and Cuban Whistling Duck....

Black-billed Whistling Duck
Black-billed Whistling Duck
The West Indian Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea, is a whistling duck which breeds in the Caribbean. Alternative names are Black-billed Whistling Duck and Cuban Whistling Duck....
Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck , formerly also called Black-bellied Tree Duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost United States and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the USA, it can be found year-round in parts of southeast Texas, and seasonally in southeast...
Thalassornis leuconotus White-backed Duck
White-backed Duck
The White-backed Duck is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae...

Anatidae
Anatidae
Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...

Oxyura dominica Masked Duck
Masked Duck
The Masked Duck is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean...
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
The Ruddy Duck is a small stiff-tailed duck.Their breeding habitat is marshy lakes and ponds throughout much of North America, and in South America in the Andes. They nest in dense marsh vegetation near water. The female builds her nest out of grass, locating it in tall vegetation to hide it from...
Oxyura ferruginea Andean Duck
Oxyura leucocephala White-headed Duck
White-headed Duck
The White-headed Duck is a small stiff-tailed duck.Adult males have a grey and reddish body, a blue bill and a largely white head with a black cap and neck. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a white face and a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe.This duck breeds in Spain and North Africa,...
Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck
Maccoa Duck
The Maccoa Duck is a small long African stiff-tailed duck.Adult males have a chestnut body, a blue bill and a black head...
Oxyura vittata Lake Duck
Oxyura australis Blue-billed Duck
Blue-billed Duck
The Blue-billed Duck is a small Australian stiff-tailed duck, with both the male and female growing to a length of 40 cm . The male has a slate-blue bill which changes to bright-blue during the breeding season, hence the duck’s common name . The male has deep chestnut plumage during breeding...
Biziura lobata Musk Duck
Musk Duck
The Musk Duck is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is the only living member of the genus Biziura. An extinct relative, the New Zealand Musk Duck or de Lautour's Duck , once occurred on New Zealand, but is only known from prehistoric subfossil bones...
Heteronetta atricapilla Black-headed Duck
Black-headed Duck
The Black-headed Duck is a South American duck allied to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae of the family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus Heteronetta....
Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck
Freckled Duck
The Freckled Duck is a moderately large, broad-bodied duck native to southern Australia. The duck is protected by law...
Cygnus olor Mute Swan
Mute Swan
The Mute Swan is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less...
Cygnus atratus Black Swan
Black Swan
The Black Swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. The species was hunted to extinction in New Zealand, but later reintroduced. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic...
Cygnus melanocorypha Black-necked Swan
Black-necked Swan
The Black-necked Swan is the largest waterfowl native to South America. Males are and weigh 4.5-6.7 kg ; females are and weigh 3.5-4.4 kg . The wingspan ranges from . The body plumage is white with a black neck, head and greyish bill. It has a red knob near the base of the bill and...
Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan
Whooper Swan
The Whooper Swan , Cygnus cygnus, is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan. An old name for the Whooper Swan is Elk; it is so called in Francis Willughby and John Ray's Ornithology of 1676.-Description:The Whooper Swan is similar in...
Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan
The Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is the largest native North American bird, if measured in terms of weight and length, and is the largest living waterfowl species on earth. It is the North American counterpart of the European Whooper Swan.-Description:Males typically measure from and weigh...
Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba Swan
The Coscoroba Swan is a species of waterfowl inhabiting southern South America. It is the smallest of the birds called "swans", but still a large species of waterfowl, averaging 4.2 kg , 1 m long and 1.57 m across the wings...
Anser cygnoides Swan Goose
Swan Goose
The Swan Goose is a rare large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, northernmost China, and southeastern Russia. It is migratory and winters mainly in central and eastern China...
Anser brachyrhynchus Pink-footed Goose
Pink-footed Goose
The Pink-footed Goose is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark...
Anser fabalis Bean Goose
Bean Goose
The Bean Goose is a medium to large goose breeding in northern Europe and Asia. It was split into two species by the American Ornithologists' Union in 2007, however it is still regarded as a single species by the British Ornithologists' Union – see below...
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
The Lesser White-fronted Goose is a goose closely related to the larger White-fronted Goose .It breeds in northernmost Asia, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. There is a re-introduction scheme in Fennoscandia....
Anser anser Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose
The Greylag Goose , Anser anser, is a bird with a wide range in the Old World. It is the type species of the genus Anser....
Anser indicus Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose
The Bar-headed Goose is a goose which breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest....
Anser caerulescens Snow Goose
Snow Goose
The Snow Goose , also known as the Blue Goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The genus of this bird is disputed...
Anser rossii Ross's Goose
Ross's Goose
The Ross's Goose is a North American species of goose.The American Ornithologists' Union places this species and the other two "white" geese in the genus Chen rather than the more traditional "grey" goose genus Anser.This goose breeds in northern Canada, mainly in the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory...
Anser canagica Emperor Goose
Emperor Goose
The Emperor Goose is a species of goose. It breeds around the Bering Sea, mostly in Alaska, USA, but also in Kamchatka, Russia...
Branta sandvicensis Nene
Nene
Nene may refer to:*River Nene, a river in England*Rolls-Royce Nene, a jet engine*Nene , also called Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis, a rare goose*Nene , a Seminole Indian word meaning "street"...
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Canada Goose
The Canada Goose is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body....
Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose
The Barnacle Goose belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species...
Branta bernicla Brent Goose
Brent Goose
The Brant or Brent Goose, Branta bernicla, is a species of goose of the genus Branta. The Black Brant is an American subspecies. The specific descriptor bernicla is from the same source as "barnacle" in Barnacle Goose, which looks similar but is not a close relation.-Appearance:The Brant Goose is...
Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose
Red-breasted Goose
The Red-breasted Goose is an endangered species of goose in the genus Branta. It is sometimes separated in Rufibrenta but appears close enough to the Brent Goose to make this unnecessary, despite its distinct appearance.- Description :All the species of the Branta genus are distinguished by their...
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose
Cape Barren Goose
The Cape Barren Goose is a large goose resident in southern Australia. The species is named for Cape Barren Island, where specimens were first sighted by European explorers.-Taxonomy:...
Cyanochen cyanopterus Blue-winged Goose
Blue-winged Goose
The Blue-winged Goose is a waterfowl species which is endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the genus Cyanochen.- Relations :...
Chloephaga melanoptera Andean Goose
Andean Goose
The Andean Goose, Chloephaga melanoptera, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae.It is resident around lakes and marshes in the high Andes, usually well above 3000 m...
Chloephaga picta Upland Goose
Chloephaga hybrida Kelp Goose
Kelp Goose
The Kelp Goose , Chloephaga hybrida, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae...
Chloephaga poliocephala Ashy-headed Goose
Ashy-headed Goose
The Ashy-headed Goose is a large sheldgoose, which breeds in mountainous areas of southernmost South America and winters on lowlands just north of its breeding range....
Chloephaga rubidiceps Ruddy-headed Goose
Ruddy-headed Goose
The Ruddy-headed Goose is a large sheldgoose, which breeds in southernmost South America.It breeds on open grassy plains in Tierra del Fuego, Chile and the Falkland Islands. The South American birds are now very rare. They winter on lowlands in southern Argentina, some distance north of the...
Neochen jubata Orinoco Goose
Orinoco Goose
The Orinoco Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only living member of the genus Neochen...
Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose
The Egyptian Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only extant member of the genus Alopochen...
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck
The Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae...
Tadorna cana South African Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck
Australian Shelduck
The Australian Shelduck, Tadorna tadornoides, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like birds which are part of the bird family Anatidae, which also includes the swans, geese and ducks. The Anatidae article should be referred to for an overview of this group of birds.This is a bird which breeds...
Tadorna variegata Paradise Shelduck
Paradise Shelduck
The Paradise Shelduck is a large goose-like duck endemic to New Zealand. They are known to the Māori as Pūtangitangi but now commonly referred to as the "Paradise duck", and are prized game birds...
Tadorna cristata Crested Shelduck
Crested Shelduck
The Crested Shelduck or Korean Crested Shelduck, Tadorna cristata, is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is critically endangered and believed by some to be extinct. The male Crested Shelduck has a greenish-black crown, breast, primaries, and tail, while the rest of its face, chin, and...
Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck
Common Shelduck
The Common Shelduck is a waterfowl species shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in Eurasia, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb...
Tadorna radjah Radjah Shelduck
Radjah Shelduck
The Raja Shelduck or Radjah Shelduck , also known as the Burdekin Duck in Australia, is a species of shelduck. Placed in the genus Tadorna, it differs markedly in external morphology, and mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggests its status should be reinvestigated...
Tachyeres pteneres Flightless Steamerduck
Tachyeres leucocephalus Chubut Steamerduck
Tachyeres brachypterus Falkland Steamerduck
Tachyeres patachonicus Flying Steamerduck
Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose
Spur-winged Goose
The Spur-winged Goose is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae...
Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck
Muscovy Duck
The Muscovy Duck is a large duck which is native to Mexico and Central and South America. A small wild population reaches into the United States in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas...
Cairina scutulata White-winged Duck
Pteronetta hartlaubii Hartlaub's Duck
Hartlaub's Duck
The Hartlaub's Duck is a dark chestnut-coloured duck of African forests. Formerly included in the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage, it was later moved to the dabbling duck assemblage...
Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck
Comb Duck
The Knob-billed Duck , or Comb Duck, is an unusual, pan-tropical duck, found in tropical wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and south Asia from Pakistan to Laos and extreme southern China...
Nettapus pulchellus Green Pygmy-goose
Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-goose
Nettapus auritus African Pygmy-goose
Callonetta leucophrys Ringed Teal
Ringed Teal
The Ringed Teal is a small duck of South American forests. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta...
Aix sponsa Wood Duck
Wood Duck
The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a species of duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful of North American waterfowl.-Description:...
Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck
Mandarin Duck
The Mandarin Duck , or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.-Description:...
Chenonetta jubata Maned Duck
Amazonetta brasiliensis Brazilian Teal
Merganetta armata Torrent Duck
Torrent Duck
The Torrent Duck is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus Merganetta. Today it is placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae after the "perching duck" assemblage where it was formerly assigned to was dissolved because it turned out to be...
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Blue Duck
Blue Duck
The Blue Duck is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus Hymenolaimus, placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae after previously being considered part of the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage...
Salvadorina waigiuensis Salvadori's Teal
Salvadori's Teal
The Salvadori's Teal or Salvadori's Duck is a species of bird native to New Guinea. It is placed in the monotypic genus Salvadorina....
Anas specularioides Crested Duck
Crested Duck
The Crested Duck is a species of duck native to South America, the only member of the monotypic genus Lophonetta. It is sometimes included in Anas, but it belongs to a South American clade that diverged early in dabbling duck evolution . There are two subspecies: L...
Anas specularis Spectacled Duck
Anas capensis Cape Teal
Cape Teal
The Cape Teal is a 44-46 cm long dabbling duck of open wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa.This species is essentially non-migratory, although it moves opportunistically with the rains. Like many southern ducks, the sexes are similar. It is very pale and mainly grey, with a browner back and pink...
Anas strepera Gadwall
Gadwall
The Gadwall is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae.- Description :The Gadwall is 46–56 cm long with a 78–90 cm wingspan. The male is slightly larger than the female, weighing on average 990 g against her 850 g...
Anas falcata Falcated Duck
Falcated Duck
The Falcated Duck or Falcated Teal is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck.-Distribution and habitat:The Falcated duck breeds in eastern Asia...
Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon
Anas americana American Wigeon
American Wigeon
The American Wigeon, also American Widgeon or Baldpate, is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. If this is split up, all wigeons will go into their old genus Mareca again...
Anas sibilatrix Chiloe Wigeon
Chiloe Wigeon
The Chiloe Wigeon is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. Unlike other wigeons, the sexes are similar and pairs are monogamous. This bird has a metallic green head, and a gray bill with a black tip. Its breast is barred black and white and its sides are orange brown...
Anas sparsa African Black Duck
African Black Duck
The African Black Duck is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group , but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research.The African Black Duck is an...
Anas rubripes American Black Duck
American Black Duck
The American Black Duck is a large dabbling duck. American Black Ducks are similar to Mallards in size, and resemble the female Mallard in coloration, although the Black Duck's plumage is darker...
Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck
Mottled Duck
The Mottled Duck or Mottled Mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female Mallard and the American Black Duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the former, but this is inappropriate .There are two...
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Mallard
The Mallard , or Wild Duck , is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia....
Anas wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck
Hawaiian Duck
The Hawaiian Duck is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is endemic to the large islands of Hawaii. Some authorities treat it as an island subspecies of the Mallard, based on their capacity to produce fertile hybrids, but it appears well distinct and capability of hybridization is...
Anas laysanensis Laysan Duck
Laysan Duck
The Laysan Duck , also known as the Laysan Teal because of its small size, is an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands...
Anas poecilorhyncha Spot-billed Duck
Anas luzonica Philippine Duck
Philippine Duck
The Philippine Duck is a large dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is endemic to the Philippines. As few as 5,000 may remain. Overhunting and habitat loss has contributed to its decline....
Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck
Pacific Black Duck
The Pacific Black Duck is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the Grey Duck in New Zealand...
Anas undulata Yellow-billed Duck
Yellow-billed Duck
The Yellow-billed Duck, Anas undulata, is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa.This duck is not migratory, but will wander in the dry season to find suitable waters...
Anas melleri Meller's Duck
Meller's Duck
Meller's Duck is a species of the dabbling duck genus Anas. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Although a population was established on Mauritius in the mid-18th century, this is on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss and competition by feral domestic ducks...
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
The Blue-winged Teal is a small dabbling duck from North America.-Description:The Blue-winged Teal is long, with a wingspan of , and a weight of . The adult male has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail. The adult...
Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal
Cinnamon Teal
The Cinnamon Teal is a small, reddish dabbling duck found in marshes and ponds of western North and South America.thumb|left|Female Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium...
Anas smithii Cape Shoveler
Cape Shoveler
The Cape Shoveler Anas smithii formerly known as Cape Shoveller is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zambia.This 51–53 cm long duck is non-migratory,...
Anas platalea Red Shoveler
Red Shoveler
The Red Shoveler , formerly known as Red Shoveller, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is found in southern South America, in Argentina, southern Peru, southern Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, southern Brazil, and Chile...
Anas rhynchotis Australian Shoveler
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
The Northern Shoveler , Northern Shoveller in British English, sometimes known simply as the Shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America, and is a rare vagrant to Australia...
Anas bernieri Bernier's Teal
Bernier's Teal
Bernier's Teal Anas bernieri is a duck species of the genus Anas. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found only along the west coast....
Anas gibberifrons Sunda Teal
Sunda Teal
The Sunda Teal, Anas gibberifrons, also known as the Indonesian Teal, is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Indonesia. The species formerly included the Andaman Teal Anas albogularis and the Grey Teal, Anas gracilis as subspecies....
Anas gracilis Grey Teal
Grey Teal
The Grey Teal, Anas gracilis is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands....
Anas castanea Chestnut Teal
Chestnut Teal
The Chestnut Teal is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.-Description:The Chestnut Teal is darker and a slightly bigger bird than the Grey Teal....
Anas aucklandica Brown Teal
Brown Teal
The Brown Teal or New Zealand Teal, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. The Māori name for it is Pāteke. It was considered to be conspecific with the flightless Auckland and Campbell Teals in Anas aucklandica; the name "Brown Teal" was applied to that entire taxon...
Anas bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail
White-cheeked Pintail
The White cheeked Pintail or Bahama Pintail is a dabbling duck of the Caribbean, South America, and the Galápagos Islands....
Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Duck
Anas flavirostris Speckled Teal
Speckled Teal
The Yellow-billed Teal is a South American species of duck. Like other teals, it belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of the "true" teals of subgenus Nettion. It occurs in Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil...
Anas acuta Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
The Pintail or Northern Pintail is a widely occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator...
Anas eatoni Eaton's Pintail
Eaton's Pintail
The Eaton's Pintail is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas. The species is restricted to the island groups of Kerguelen and Crozet in the southern Indian Ocean. It resembles a small female Northern Pintail. It was named after the English explorer and naturalist Alfred Edmund Eaton...
Anas georgica Yellow-billed Pintail
Yellow-billed Pintail
The Yellow-billed Pintail is a South American dabbling duck of the genus Anas with three described subspecies.-Description:...
Anas querquedula Garganey
Garganey
The Garganey is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India Santragachi and Australasia in winter, where large flocks can occur. This species was first described by Linnaeus in 1758...
Anas formosa Baikal Teal
Baikal Teal
The Baikal Teal , also called the Bimaculate Duck or Squawk Duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia.- Description :...
Anas crecca Common Teal
Common Teal
The Eurasian Teal or Common Teal is a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Eurasia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian Teal is often called simply the Teal due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range...
Anas puna Puna Teal
Puna Teal
The Puna Teal is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Silver Teal....
Anas versicolor Silver Teal
Silver Teal
The Silver Teal or Versicolor Teal is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It breeds in South America....
Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal
Hottentot Teal
The Hottentot Teal is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia. In west Africa and Madagascar it is sedentary.The Hottentot Teal breed year round,...
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck
Pink-eared Duck
The Pink-eared Duck is a species of duck found in Australia.It has a large spatulate bill like the Australasian Shoveler, but is smaller at 38–40 cm length. Its brown back and crown, black and white barred sides and black eye patches on its otherwise white face make this bird unmistakable...
Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled Teal
Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Pink-headed Duck
Pink-headed Duck
The Pink-headed Duck is a large diving duck that was once found in parts of the Gangetic plains of India, Bangladesh and in the riverine swamps of Myanmar but feared extinct since the 1950s. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence...
Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard
Red-crested Pochard
The Red-crested Pochard is a large diving duck.Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa.The adult male is unmistakable. It has a rounded orange...
Netta peposaca Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard
Southern Pochard
The Southern Pochard is a duck.There are two subspecies, the South American Pochard N. e. erythrophthalma and the African Pochard N. e...
Aythya ferina Common Pochard
Aythya valisineria Canvasback
Canvasback
The Canvasback is the largest of the North American diving ducks, that ranges from between long and weighs approximately , with a wingspan of . The canvasback has a distinctive wedge-shaped head and long graceful neck. The adult male has a black bill, a chestnut red head and neck, a black...
Aythya americana Redhead
Redhead (duck)
The Redhead is a medium-sized diving duck, 37 cm long with an 84 cm wingspan.The adult male has a blue bill, a red head and neck, a black breast, yellow eyes and a grey back. The adult female has a brown head and body and a darker bluish bill with a black tip.The breeding habitat is...
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck
The Ring-necked Duck is a smaller diving duck from North America.The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck, its relative. It has a grey bill with a white band, a shiny purple head, a white breast, yellow eyes and a dark grey back...
Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Pochard
Aythya innotata Madagascar Pochard
Madagascar Pochard
The Madagascar Pochard is an extremely rare diving duck of the genus Aythya, previously thought extinct. Prior to a rediscovery in 2006, the last confirmed sighting of the species was at Lake Alaotra on the Central Plateau of Madagascar in 1991...
Aythya baeri Baer's Pochard
Baer's Pochard
Baer's Pochard is a diving duck found in eastern Asia. It breeds in southeast Russia and northeast China, migrating in winter to southern China, Vietnam, Japan, and India. The name commemorates the Estonian naturalist Karl Ernst von Baer.At 41–46 cm, it is similar in size and stance to its...
Aythya australis Hardhead
Hardhead
The Hardhead, Aythya australis, is the only true diving duck found in Australia. Hardheads are common in the south-east of Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin, but also in the wetter country near the coasts. They are moderately nomadic in normal years, but disperse widely in times...
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck
The Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a medium-sized diving duck with a population of close to one million birds.- Description :The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name.The adult female is brown with paler...
Aythya novaeseelandiae New Zealand Scaup
New Zealand Scaup
The New Zealand Scaup commonly known as a Black teal, is a diving duck species of the genus Aythya. It is endemic to New Zealand. In Maori commonly known as papango, also matapouri, titiporangi, raipo .-Description:...
Aythya marila Greater Scaup
Greater Scaup
The Greater Scaup , just Scaup in Europe, or colloquially known as "Bluebill", for its bright blue bill, is small compared to other diving ducks, however it is larger than the closely related Lesser Scaup...
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup
The Lesser Scaup is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the Little Bluebill or Broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill...
Somateria mollissima Common Eider
Common Eider
The Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, is a large sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on...
Somateria spectabilis King Eider
King Eider
The King Eider is a large sea duck that breeds along northern hemisphere Arctic coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Asia. The birds spend most of the year in coastal marine ecosystems at high latitudes, and migrate to Arctic tundra to breed in June and July...
Somateria fischeri Spectacled Eider
Spectacled Eider
The Spectacled Eider is a large sea duck that breeds on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia.The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 5–9 eggs are laid. This species dives for crustaceans and molluscs...
Polysticta stelleri Steller's Eider
Steller's Eider
The Steller's Eider is a medium-large sea duck that breeds along the Arctic coasts of eastern Siberia and Alaska. The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 6-10 eggs are laid....
Camptorhynchus labradorius Labrador Duck
Labrador Duck
The Labrador Duck was a striking black and white eider-like sea duck that was never common, and is believed to be the first bird to become extinct in North America after 1500. The last Labrador Duck is believed to have been seen at Elmira, New York on December 12, 1878; the last preserved specimen...
Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck
Harlequin Duck
The Harlequin Duck is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Arlecchino, Harlequin in French, a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte. The species name comes from the Latin word "histrio", "actor". In North America it is also known as Lords and ladies...
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Duck
The Long-tailed Duck or Oldsquaw is a medium-sized sea duck. It is the only living member of its genus, Clangula; this was formerly used for the goldeneyes, with the Long-tailed Duck being placed in Harelda...
Melanitta nigra Black Scoter
Black Scoter
The Black or American Scoter is a large sea duck, 43 to 49 centimeters in length. Together with the Common Scoter M. nigra, it forms the subgenus Oidemia; the two are sometimes considered conspecific, the Black Scoter then being referred to as M. nigra americana...
Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter
Surf Scoter
The Surf Scoter is a large sea duck, which breeds in Canada and Alaska. It is placed in the subgenus Melanitta, along with the Velvet and White-winged Scoters, distinct from the subgenus Oidemia, Black and Common Scoters.It winters further south in temperate zones, on the coasts of the northern USA...
Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter
White-winged Scoter
The White-winged Scoter is a large sea duck.-Description:It is characterised by its bulky shape and large bill. This is the largest species of scoter. Females range from 950-1950 grams and 48–56 cm , averaging 1180 grams and 52.3 cm . She is brown with pale head patches...
Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
The Common Goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Their closest relative is the similar Barrow's Goldeneye....
Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow....
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
Bufflehead
The Bufflehead is a small American sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Anas albeola.-Description:...
Mergellus albellus Smew
Smew
The Smew is a small duck, which is somewhat intermediate between the typical mergansers and the goldeneyes . It is the only member of the genus Mergellus; sometimes included in Mergus, this genus is distinct and might actually be a bit closer to the goldeneyes...
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
The Hooded Merganser is a small duck and is the only member of the genus Lophodytes.Hooded Mergansers have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted. In adult males, this crest has a large white patch, the head is black and the sides of the duck are reddish-brown...
Mergus octosetaceus Brazilian Merganser
Brazilian Merganser
The Brazilian Merganser, Mergus octosetaceus, is a duck in the typical merganser genus.It is one of the six most threatened waterfowl in the world with possibly fewer than 250 birds in the wild and none kept in captivity...
Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
The Red-breasted Merganser is a diving duck.-Taxonomy:The Red-breasted Merganser was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae.-Description:...
Mergus squamatus Scaly-sided Merganser
Mergus merganser Common Merganser
Common Merganser
The Common Merganser or Goosander Mergus merganser is a large duck, of rivers and lakes of forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America. It eats fish and nests in holes in trees...
Mergus australis Auckland Islands Merganser
Auckland Islands Merganser
The Auckland Merganser or Auckland Islands Merganser was a typical merganser which is now extinct.This duck was similar in size to the Red-breasted Merganser. The adult male had a dark reddish-brown head, crest and neck, with bluish black mantle and tail and slate grey wings...

Turnicidae

Turnix sylvatica Small Buttonquail
Small Buttonquail
The Kurrichane Buttonquail, Small Buttonquail, Common Buttonquail, or Andalusian Hemipode, Turnix sylvaticus, is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails...
Turnix maculosa Red-backed Buttonquail
Turnix nana Black-rumped Buttonquail
Black-rumped Buttonquail
The Black-rumped Buttonquail is a small species of bird in the buttonquail genus.It is found in open grassland through much of Africa outside the forested and more arid regions. It is resident in the central parts of the range but is a migratory breeder further north.This species has a brown...
Turnix hottentotta Hottentot Buttonquail
Turnix tanki Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
The Yellow-legged Buttonquail is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This family is peculiar in that the females are more colourful than the males and are polyandrous. Females have a bright rufous nape collar which is moulted during...
Turnix ocellata Spotted Buttonquail
Spotted Buttonquail
The Spotted Buttonquail is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Turnix suscitator Barred Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail
The Barred Buttonquail or Common Bustard-Quail is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails...
Turnix nigricollis Madagascar Buttonquail
Madagascar Buttonquail
The Madagascar Buttonquail is a species of bird in the buttonquail family Turnicidae.It is endemic to Madagascar.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Turnix melanogaster Black-breasted Buttonquail
Black-breasted Buttonquail
The Black-breasted Buttonquail is a rare buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia, where it is usually found in rainforest. Like other buttonquails, it is unrelated to the true quails...
Turnix castanota Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Turnix olivii Buff-breasted Buttonquail
Buff-breasted Buttonquail
The Buff-breasted Buttonquail is the largest and possibly the rarest of the buttonquail. This species is endemic to extreme northeastern Australia, in northern Queensland from near Coen to Mareeba west of Cairns.-Description:...
Turnix varia Painted Buttonquail
Painted Buttonquail
Painted Button quail, Turnix varius, is a species of button quail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia....
Turnix worcesteri Worcester's Buttonquail
Turnix everetti Sumba Buttonquail
Sumba Buttonquail
The Sumba Buttonquail is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:...
Turnix pyrrhothorax Red-chested Buttonquail
Red-chested Buttonquail
The Red-chested Buttonquail is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family.It is endemic to Australia.-Conservation status:...
Turnix velox Little Buttonquail
Ortyxelos meiffrenii Lark Buttonquail
Lark Buttonquail
The Lark Buttonquail or Quail-plover is a species of bird in the Turnicidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ortyxelos....

Indicatoridae
Honeyguide
Honeyguides are near passerine bird species of the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of...

Indicator maculatus Spotted Honeyguide
Spotted Honeyguide
The Spotted Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,...
Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
The Scaly-throated Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife...
Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
The Greater Honeyguide 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....
Indicator archipelagicus Malaysian Honeyguide
Malaysian Honeyguide
The Malaysian Honeyguide, Indicator archipelagicus is a medium-sized, up to 18cm long, olive-brown honeyguide with greenish streaks, reddish iris, thick grey bill and greyish white below. The male has a yellow patch on the shoulder, while the female has none...
Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide
Lesser Honeyguide
The Lesser Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,...
Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide
Thick-billed Honeyguide
The Thick-billed Honeyguide is a bird of the honeyguide family Indicatoridae. It has been reported interbreeding with the related Lesser Honeyguide and the two are sometimes treated as a single species....
Indicator willcocksi Willcocks's Honeyguide
Willcocks's Honeyguide
The Willcocks's Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and...
Indicator exilis Least Honeyguide
Least Honeyguide
The Least Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra...
Indicator pumilio Dwarf Honeyguide
Dwarf Honeyguide
The Dwarf Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide
Pallid Honeyguide
The Pallid Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
Indicator xanthonotus Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
The Yellow-rumped Honeyguide is a sparrow-sized bird in the honeyguide family that is found in Asia, mainly in montane forests along the Himalayas. They are very finch-like but the feet are strong and the feet are zygodactyl, with two toes facing forward and two backward. They perch on honeycombs...
Melichneutes robustus Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
The Lyre-tailed Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes....
Melignomon eisentrauti Yellow-footed Honeyguide
Yellow-footed Honeyguide
The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, possibly Ivory Coast, and possibly Ghana....
Melignomon zenkeri Zenker's Honeyguide
Zenker's Honeyguide
The Zenker's Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda....
Prodotiscus insignis Cassin's Honeyguide
Cassin's Honeyguide
The Cassin's Honeybird , also known as the Cassin's Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family....
Prodotiscus zambesiae Green-backed Honeyguide
Green-backed Honeyguide
The Green-backed Honeybird , also known as the Eastern Green-backed Honeyguide or Green-backed Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family....
Prodotiscus regulus Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
The Brown-backed Honeybird , also known as the Wahlberg's Honeybird or Wahlberg's Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family....

Picidae
Picidae
The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...

Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck
The Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla, is a species of wryneck in the family of woodpeckers.This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards...
Jynx ruficollis Rufous-necked Wryneck
Rufous-necked Wryneck
The Red-throated Wryneck, Jynx ruficollis, is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It is also known as the Rufous-necked Wryneck, Red-breasted Wryneck, African Wryneck or Rufous-throated Wryneck....
Picumnus innominatus Speckled Piculet
Speckled Piculet
The Speckled Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Picumnus aurifrons Bar-breasted Piculet
Bar-breasted Piculet
The Bar-breasted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
Picumnus pumilus Orinoco Piculet
Orinoco Piculet
The Orinoco Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Picumnus lafresnayi Lafresnaye's Piculet
Lafresnaye's Piculet
The Lafresnaye's Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Picumnus exilis Golden-spangled Piculet
Golden-spangled Piculet
The Golden-spangled Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Picumnus fuscus Rusty-necked Piculet
Rusty-necked Piculet
The Rusty-necked Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Picumnus sclateri Ecuadorian Piculet
Ecuadorian Piculet
The Ecuadorian Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Picumnus squamulatus Scaled Piculet
Scaled Piculet
The Scaled Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Picumnus spilogaster White-bellied Piculet
White-bellied Piculet
The White-bellied Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Picumnus minutissimus Guianan Piculet
Guianan Piculet
The Arrowhead Piculet or Guianan Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname....
Picumnus pygmaeus Spotted Piculet
Spotted Piculet
The Spotted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
Picumnus steindachneri Speckle-chested Piculet
Speckle-chested Piculet
The Speckle-chested Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Picumnus varzeae Varzea Piculet
Varzea Piculet
The Varzea Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is endemic to Brazil's Amazon Basin....
Picumnus cirratus White-barred Piculet
White-barred Piculet
The White-barred Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in south-eastern Brazil south and west to the Pantanal, and into south-eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina...
Picumnus dorbygnianus Ocellated Piculet
Ocellated Piculet
The Ocellated Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
Picumnus temminckii Ochre-collared Piculet
Ochre-collared Piculet
The Ochre-collared Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Picumnus albosquamatus White-wedged Piculet
White-wedged Piculet
The White-wedged Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Picumnus rufiventris Rufous-breasted Piculet
Rufous-breasted Piculet
The Rufous-breasted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
Picumnus fulvescens Tawny Piculet
Tawny Piculet
The Tawny Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Picumnus limae Ochraceous Piculet
Ochraceous Piculet
The Ochraceous Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Picumnus nebulosus Mottled Piculet
Mottled Piculet
The Mottled Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss....
Picumnus castelnau Plain-breasted Piculet
Plain-breasted Piculet
The Plain-breasted Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
Picumnus subtilis Fine-barred Piculet
Fine-barred Piculet
The Fine-barred Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It was until recently considered endemic to Peru, but is now also known from adjacent Acre in Brazil....
Picumnus olivaceus Olivaceous Piculet
Olivaceous Piculet
The Olivaceous Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. Etymologically, piculet is as a double diminutive of the Latin picus woodpecker, see also Picus...
Picumnus granadensis Greyish Piculet
Greyish Piculet
The Greyish Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.-Taxonomy:The Greyish Piculet is part of a superspecies with the Olivaceous Piculet, and may even be conspecific, or the same species. There are two described subspecies: P. g. antioquensis in the northern...
Picumnus cinnamomeus Chestnut Piculet
Chestnut Piculet
The Chestnut Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Sasia africana African Piculet
African Piculet
The African Piculet , sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Verreauxia, is a species of bird in the Picidae family....
Sasia abnormis Rufous Piculet
Rufous Piculet
The Rufous Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Sasia ochracea White-browed Piculet
White-browed Piculet
The White-browed Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.This bird utilizes bamboo to make nests...
Nesoctites micromegas Antillean Piculet
Antillean Piculet
The Antillean Piculet is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is monotypic within the genus Nesoctites. The species is evolutionarily distinct from the other piculets and is afforded its own subfamily Nesoctitinae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola...
Melanerpes candidus White Woodpecker
White Woodpecker
The White Woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus, is a species of woodpecker found in South America. This woodpecker is a native of the grasslands of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina....
Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker
Lewis's Woodpecker
The Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis, is a large North American species of woodpecker which was named for Meriwether Lewis, one of the explorers who surveyed the areas bought by the United States of America during the Louisiana Purchase.-Description:...
Melanerpes herminieri Guadeloupe Woodpecker
Guadeloupe Woodpecker
The Guadeloupe Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to Guadeloupe.-Habitat:...
Melanerpes portoricensis Puerto Rican Woodpecker
Puerto Rican Woodpecker
The Puerto Rican Woodpecker is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the Melanerpes genus that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the Picidae family in Puerto Rico...
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker from temperate North America. Their breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the eastern-central United States.-Taxonomy:...
Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
The Acorn woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long with an average weight of 85 g.-Description:...
Melanerpes pucherani Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
The Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani, is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador.This woodpecker occurs in the higher levels of wet forests, semi-open woodland and old second growth. It nests in an unlined hole 6–30 m high in a dead tree. The clutch...
Melanerpes chrysauchen Golden-naped Woodpecker
Golden-naped Woodpecker
The Golden-naped Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
Melanerpes cruentatus Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
The Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Melanerpes cruentatus, is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
Melanerpes flavifrons Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Melanerpes cactorum White-fronted Woodpecker
White-fronted Woodpecker
The White-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Melanerpes striatus Hispaniolan Woodpecker
Hispaniolan Woodpecker
The Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus, is a medium sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes. Males have a dark red stripe from their forehead to their neck while females the red stripe extends from the nape to the...
Melanerpes radiolatus Jamaican Woodpecker
Jamaican Woodpecker
The Jamaican Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
Melanerpes chrysogenys Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to Mexico, in the western, and southwestern coastal strip on the Pacific Ocean, and the western bordering regions of mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Melanerpes hypopolius Grey-breasted Woodpecker
Grey-breasted Woodpecker
The Grey-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to the interior of southwestern Mexico.-Habitat:...
Melanerpes pygmaeus Yucatan Woodpecker
Yucatan Woodpecker
The Yucatan Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico, and ranges over the entire Yucatán Peninsula....
Melanerpes rubricapillus Red-crowned Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
The Red-crowned Woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus, is a resident breeding bird from southwestern Costa Rica south to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Tobago....
Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
The Gila Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.-Habitat:...
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas...
Melanerpes superciliaris West Indian Woodpecker
West Indian Woodpecker
The West Indian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Cuba....
Melanerpes aurifrons Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
The Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, is a North American woodpecker. Its preferred habitat is mesquite and riparian woodlands. It is distributed from Texas and Oklahoma in the United States through Mexico to Honduras and northern Nicaragua...
Melanerpes hoffmannii Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii, is a resident breeding bird from southern Honduras south to Costa Rica. It is a common species on the Pacific slopes, locally as high as 2150 m. It is expanding on the Caribbean slope, aided by deforestation...
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker found in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.-Taxonomy:...
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
The Red-naped Sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker.-Habitat:Their breeding habitat is mixed forests in the Rocky Mountains and Great Basin areas of North America. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree. Other species which nest in tree cavities reuse nests formerly used by these...
Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
The Red-breasted Sapsucker , is a medium-sized woodpecker of the forests of the west coast of North America.-Description:...
Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus .-Habitat and range:...
Xiphidiopicus percussus Cuban Green Woodpecker
Cuban Green Woodpecker
The Cuban Green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Xiphidiopicus.It is endemic to Cuba....
Campethera punctuligera Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Fine-spotted Woodpecker
The Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Campethera punctuligera, is a bird. It is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of west and central tropical Africa.It is a species associated with open forest and bush...
Campethera nubica Nubian Woodpecker
Nubian Woodpecker
The Nubian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is distributed widely in Central and Eastern Africa, from Chad in west to Somalia in east and Tanzania in south.-References:...
Campethera bennettii Bennett's Woodpecker
Bennett's Woodpecker
The Bennett's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
Campethera scriptoricauda Reichenow's Woodpecker
Reichenow's Woodpecker
The Speckle-throated Woodpecker , also known as Reichenow's Woodpecker, is an East African woodpecker often considered a subspecies of Bennett's Woodpecker.-Description:...
Campethera abingoni Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
The Golden-tailed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Canada, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali,...
Campethera mombassica Mombasa Woodpecker
Mombasa Woodpecker
The Mombasa Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
Campethera notata Knysna Woodpecker
Knysna Woodpecker
The Knysna Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....
Campethera maculosa Little Green Woodpecker
Little Green Woodpecker
The Little Green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.-References:...
Campethera cailliautii Green-backed Woodpecker
Green-backed Woodpecker
The Green-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan,...
Campethera tullbergi Tullberg's Woodpecker
Tullberg's Woodpecker
Tullberg's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
Campethera nivosa Buff-spotted Woodpecker
Buff-spotted Woodpecker
The Buff-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania,...
Campethera caroli Brown-eared Woodpecker
Brown-eared Woodpecker
The Brown-eared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania,...
Geocolaptes olivaceus Ground Woodpecker
Ground Woodpecker
The Ground Woodpecker is one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world . It inhabits rather barren, steep, boulder-strewn slopes in relatively cool hilly and mountainous areas of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland and has yet to be recorded outside of Southern Africa...
Dendropicos elachus Little Grey Woodpecker
Little Grey Woodpecker
The Little Grey Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.-References:...
Dendropicos poecilolaemus Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
The Speckle-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda....
Dendropicos abyssinicus Abyssinian Woodpecker
Abyssinian Woodpecker
The Abyssinian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
The Cardinal Woodpecker, Dendropicos fuscescens, is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species found in a wide range of habitats from dense forest to thornbush...
Dendropicos lugubris Melancholy Woodpecker
Melancholy Woodpecker
The Melancholy Woodpecker, Dendropicos lugubris, is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone east to Nigeria. It is often considered to be a subspecies of Gabon Woodpecker, Dendropicos gabonensis, but here it is treated as a separate species following the Handbook of the...
Dendropicos gabonensis Gabon Woodpecker
Gabon Woodpecker
The Gabon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
Dendropicos stierlingi Stierling's Woodpecker
Stierling's Woodpecker
The Stierling's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests in the Eastern Miombo woodlands ecoregion....
Dendropicos namaquus Bearded Woodpecker
Bearded Woodpecker
The Bearded Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster Fire-bellied Woodpecker
Fire-bellied Woodpecker
The Fire-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.-References:...
Dendropicos xantholophus Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Woodpecker
The Yellow-crested Woodpecker , also known as the Golden-crowned Woodpecker, is a species of bird in the Picidae family....
Dendropicos elliotii Elliot's Woodpecker
Elliot's Woodpecker
Elliot's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
Dendropicos goertae Grey Woodpecker
Grey Woodpecker
The Grey Woodpecker, Mesopicos goertae, is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa...
Dendropicos spodocephalus Grey-headed Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus Olive Woodpecker
Olive Woodpecker
The Olive Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27...
Dendropicos obsoletus Brown-backed Woodpecker
Brown-backed Woodpecker
The Brown-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria,...
Dendrocopos temminckii Sulawesi Woodpecker
Sulawesi Woodpecker
The Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker , also known as the Sulawesi Woodpecker, is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountains.-References:* BirdLife International...
Dendrocopos maculatus Philippine Woodpecker
Philippine Woodpecker
The Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker , also known as the Philippine Woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family . Its local name in Kapampangan is Anluage.-Taxonomy:...
Dendrocopos nanus Brown-capped Woodpecker
Brown-capped Woodpecker
The Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.-Description:A small brown and white woodpecker with distinctive pink-rimmed white irises. Barred brown and white above, lightly streaked dirty white below. Tail spotted white...
Dendrocopos moluccensis Sunda Woodpecker
Sunda Woodpecker
The Sunda Woodpecker , also known as the Sunda Woodpecker, is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore....
Dendrocopos canicapillus Grey-capped Woodpecker
Grey-capped Woodpecker
The Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker is an Asian bird species of in the woodpecker family .This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking...
Dendrocopos kizuki Pygmy Woodpecker
Pygmy Woodpecker
The Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan....
Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is assigned to the genus Dendrocopos ....
Dendrocopos auriceps Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Brown-fronted Woodpecker
The Brown-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Dendrocopos macei Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.-Description:...
Dendrocopos atratus Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
The Stripe-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Dendrocopos mahrattensis Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis or Mahratta woodpecker is a species of small pied woodpecker found in South Asia.-Description:...
Dendrocopos dorae Arabian Woodpecker
Arabian Woodpecker
The Arabian Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen, in areas of montane forest....
Dendrocopos hyperythrus Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
The Rufous-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Dendrocopos cathpharius Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
The Crimson-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Dendrocopos darjellensis Darjeeling Woodpecker
Darjeeling Woodpecker
The Darjeeling Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-Description:A medium-sized pied...
Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
The Middle Spotted Woodpecker is a European woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocopos.The Middle Spotted Woodpecker is 20–22 cm long and has plumage similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker. As with that species the upperparts are predominantly black with white oval wing patches and white...
Dendrocopos leucotos White-backed Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
The White-backed Woodpecker is a Eurasian woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocopos.It is the largest of the spotted woodpeckers in the western Palearctic, 24–26 cm long with wing-span 38–40 cm and has plumage similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker, but with white bars across the...
Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
The Great Spotted Woodpecker , Dendrocopos major, is a bird species of the woodpecker family . It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range...
Dendrocopos syriacus Syrian Woodpecker
Syrian Woodpecker
The Syrian Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae.-Distribution and habitat:The woodpecker is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Europe east to Iran. Its range has expanded further northwest into Europe in recent years...
Dendrocopos leucopterus White-winged Woodpecker
White-winged Woodpecker
The White-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Iran ....
Dendrocopos assimilis Sind Woodpecker
Sind Woodpecker
The Sind Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in India, Iran, and Pakistan.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Dendrocopos himalayensis Himalayan Woodpecker
Himalayan Woodpecker
The Himalayan Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.-Description:...
Picoides lignarius Striped Woodpecker
Striped Woodpecker
The Striped Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in southwestern South America. It occurs northwest- and southwestwards of the range of its sister taxon, the Checkered Woodpecker, in the Cordillera Patagonica and its foothills, and in another population in the Andes of Bolivia and the adjacent...
Picoides mixtus Checkered Woodpecker
Checkered Woodpecker
The Checkered Woodpecker, Veniliornis mixtus, is a woodpecker found in eastern South America.This bird is about 5½ inches long...
Picoides nuttallii Nuttall's Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker, Picoides 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 terms of genetics and in appearance. -Description:Nuttall’s Woodpecker has black...
Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a North American woodpecker.-Range and habitat:The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is fairly common in dry brushy areas and thickets and has a rather large range...
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
The Downy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America.- Description :Adult Downy Woodpeckers are mainly black on the upperparts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above the eye and one below. They have a...
Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in southeastern North America.- Description :About the size of the Northern Cardinal, it is approximately 8.5 in. long, with a wingspan of about 14 in. and a weight of about 1.5 ounces...
Picoides stricklandi Strickland's Woodpecker
Strickland's Woodpecker
The Strickland's Woodpecker is a medium-sized species of woodpecker endemic to Mexico. The Arizona Woodpecker The Strickland's Woodpecker (Picoides stricklandi) is a medium-sized species of woodpecker endemic to Mexico. The Arizona Woodpecker The Strickland's Woodpecker (Picoides stricklandi) is...
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
The Hairy Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, averaging approximately 250 mm in length with a 380 mm wingspan...
Picoides albolarvatus White-headed Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
The White-headed Woodpecker is a non-migratory woodpecker that resides in pine forests of the mountains of western North America. It has a black body and white head. It has white primary feathers that form a crescent in flight...
Picoides tridactylus Three-toed Woodpecker
Three-toed Woodpecker
Three-Toed Woodpecker has been split into the following 2 species:*American Three-toed Woodpecker*Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker...
Picoides arcticus Black-backed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
The Black-backed Woodpecker also known as the Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker inhabiting the forests of North America. It is a medium sized woodpecker ....
Veniliornis callonotus Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
Veniliornis dignus Yellow-vented Woodpecker
Yellow-vented Woodpecker
The Yellow-vented Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
Veniliornis nigriceps Bar-bellied Woodpecker
Bar-bellied Woodpecker
The Bar-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Veniliornis fumigatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
The Smoky-brown Woodpecker or Brown Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Veniliornis passerinus Little Woodpecker
Little Woodpecker
The Little Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of South America east of the Andes, and generally common...
Veniliornis frontalis Dot-fronted Woodpecker
Dot-fronted Woodpecker
The Dot-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Veniliornis spilogaster White-spotted Woodpecker
White-spotted Woodpecker
The White-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Veniliornis sanguineus Blood-colored Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii Red-rumped Woodpecker
Red-rumped Woodpecker
The Red-rumped Woodpecker, Veniliornis kirkii, is a resident breeding bird from Costa Rica south and east to Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago....
Veniliornis chocoensis Choco Woodpecker
Chocó Woodpecker
The Chocó Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Veniliornis cassini Golden-collared Woodpecker
Golden-collared Woodpecker
The Golden-collared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Veniliornis affinis Red-stained Woodpecker
Red-stained Woodpecker
The Red-stained Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Veniliornis maculifrons Yellow-eared Woodpecker
Yellow-eared Woodpecker
The Yellow-eared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic forest in eastern Brazil. Its common name refers to the yellow nape of both sexes - a feature not shared by any other Veniliornis in its range.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Piculus simplex Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
The Rufous-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Piculus callopterus Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
The Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Piculus callopterus, is a species of woodpecker endemic to Panama. The males are an orangish-brown above with an olive barred yellowish rump, an olive chest and throat with white spots, and dull yellow underparts. Their crown, nape, and moustachial region is a bright...
Piculus litae Lita Woodpecker
Lita Woodpecker
The Lita Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
Piculus leucolaemus White-throated Woodpecker
White-throated Woodpecker
The White-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Piculus flavigula Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
The Yellow-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks....
Piculus chrysochloros Golden-green Woodpecker
Golden-green Woodpecker
The Golden-green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks....
Piculus aurulentus Yellow-browed Woodpecker
Yellow-browed Woodpecker
The Yellow-browed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Piculus auricularis Grey-crowned Woodpecker
Grey-crowned Woodpecker
The Grey-crowned Woodpecker is a bird species in the woodpecker family . It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus . The scientific name auricularis means "eared", an appearance created by the confluent, fine patterning of the species' head.It is endemic to Mexico...
Piculus rubiginosus Golden-olive Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
The Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes rubiginosus, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus...
Piculus rivolii Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is a bird species in the woodpecker family . It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus . Its scientific name rivolii was given in honor of André Masséna, duke of Rivoli.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela...
Colaptes atricollis Black-necked Woodpecker
Black-necked Woodpecker
The Black-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Colaptes punctigula Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
The Spot-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama of Central America....
Colaptes melanochloros Green-barred Woodpecker
Green-barred Woodpecker
The Green-barred Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. . The scientific name melanochloros derives from the Greek melanos, meaning "black", and chloros, "pale green", the principal colors of this bird...
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
The Northern Flicker is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker...
Colaptes chrysoides Gilded Flicker
Gilded Flicker
The Gilded Flicker is a large-sized woodpecker of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico including all of the Baja Peninsula except the extreme northwestern region...
Colaptes fernandinae Fernandina's Flicker
Fernandina's Flicker
Fernandina's Flicker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. Endemic to Cuba, its small population of 600–800 birds makes it one of the most endangered species of woodpecker in the world; only the possibly-extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker is known to have a smaller population...
Colaptes pitius Chilean Flicker
Chilean Flicker
The Chilean Flicker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina and Chile.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest....
Colaptes rupicola Andean Flicker
Andean Flicker
The Andean Flicker is a South American species of woodpecker. It is found in grassland, shrubland and Polylepis woodland at altitudes of in the Andes from southern Ecuador to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina...
Colaptes campestris Campo Flicker
Campo Flicker
The Campo Flicker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. It is found in a wide range of open and semi-open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, with isolated populations in Amapá and southern Suriname...
Celeus brachyurus Rufous Woodpecker
Rufous Woodpecker
The Rufous Woodpecker, is a brown woodpecker found in South Asia. Its genus, Micropternus, is monotypic.It builds its nest within the nest of acrobat ants...
Celeus loricatus Cinnamon Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Celeus grammicus Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
The Scaly-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela....
Celeus undatus Waved Woodpecker
Waved Woodpecker
The Waved Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers.It is found in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; also eastern border regions of Venezuela and the northeast Amazon Basin of northern Brazil including Marajo Island, Ilha de Marajo.Its natural habitat...
Celeus castaneus Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus elegans Chestnut Woodpecker
Chestnut Woodpecker
The Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans, is a resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad....
Celeus lugubris Pale-crested Woodpecker
Pale-crested Woodpecker
The Pale-crested Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers and allies. It is found in central Bolivia and the pantanal region of southwest Brazil; also central Paraguay and the border region of northern Argentina.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry...
Celeus flavescens Blond-crested Woodpecker
Blond-crested Woodpecker
The Blond-crested Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks.It is found in Brazil, southeastern Paraguay, and extreme northeastern Argentina...
Celeus flavus Cream-colored Woodpecker
Cream-colored Woodpecker
The Cream-colored Woodpecker, Celeus flavus, is a species of woodpecker native to South America, from Colombia and the Guianas to Peru, Bolivia, and the eastern part of Brazil, including a southeast Brazil coastal strip. It is colored creamy yellow, except for the wingtips and tail, which are much...
Celeus spectabilis Rufous-headed Woodpecker
Rufous-headed Woodpecker
The Rufous-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It formerly included Kaempfer's Woodpecker as a subspecies....
Celeus torquatus Ringed Woodpecker
Ringed Woodpecker
The Ringed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, the Amazon Basin and adjacent lower drainage of the Tocantins River in Pará state, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its...
Dryocopus galeatus Helmeted Woodpecker
Helmeted Woodpecker
The Helmeted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large North American woodpecker, almost crow-sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in America.Adults are long, and weigh...
Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
The Lineated Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad.-Description:The Lineated Woodpecker is long...
Dryocopus schulzi Black-bodied Woodpecker
Black-bodied Woodpecker
The Black-bodied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and plantations ....
Dryocopus javensis White-bellied Woodpecker
White-bellied Woodpecker
The White-bellied Woodpecker is found in evergreen forests of tropical Asia. It has 14 subspecies, part of a complex including the Andaman Woodpecker . Many island forms are endangered, some are extinct. Populations differ in the distribution and extent of white...
Dryocopus hodgei Andaman Woodpecker
Andaman Woodpecker
The Andaman Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands in India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Dryocopus martius Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
The Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, is a large woodpecker, 45–50 cm long with a 64–84 cm wingspan. Body weight is approximately 300-400 grams on average. It is easily the largest woodpecker in its range...
Campephilus pollens Powerful Woodpecker
Powerful Woodpecker
The Powerful Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This little-known species is a large woodpecker, 33–38 cm long, and is a close relative to the North American Ivory-billed Woodpecker.Its natural habitat is subtropical...
Campephilus haematogaster Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
The Crimson-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru....
Campephilus rubricollis Red-necked Woodpecker
Red-necked Woodpecker
The Red-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Campephilus robustus Robust Woodpecker
Robust Woodpecker
The Robust Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
Campephilus guatemalensis Pale-billed Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker
The Pale-billed Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker that is a resident breeding bird from northern Mexico to western Panama.-Habitat:...
Campephilus melanoleucos Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on Trinidad....
Campephilus gayaquilensis Guayaquil Woodpecker
Guayaquil Woodpecker
The Guayaquil Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
Campephilus leucopogon Cream-backed Woodpecker
Cream-backed Woodpecker
The Cream-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Campephilus magellanicus Magellanic Woodpecker
Magellanic Woodpecker
The Magellanic Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker resident to Chile along the Andes, and to some parts of southwestern Argentina. This species is the southern-most example of the genus Campephilus, which includes the famous Ivory-billed Woodpecker.The Magellanic Woodpecker is 45 cm in length...
Campephilus imperialis Imperial Woodpecker
Imperial Woodpecker
The Imperial Woodpecker is – or was – a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. If it is not extinct, it is the world's largest woodpecker species at 56-60 cm long...
Campephilus principalis Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is or was one of the largest woodpeckers in the world, at roughly 20 inches in length and 30 inches in wingspan. It was native to the virgin forests of the southeastern United States...
Picus mineaceus Banded Woodpecker
Banded Woodpecker
The Banded Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Picus chlorolophus Lesser Yellownape
Lesser Yellownape
The Lesser Yellownape, Picus chlorolophus, is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Sumatra....
Picus puniceus Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
The Crimson-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Picus flavinucha Greater Yellownape
Greater Yellownape
The Greater Yellownape is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Picus mentalis Checker-throated Woodpecker
Checker-throated Woodpecker
The Checker-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Picus viridanus Streak-breasted Woodpecker
Streak-breasted Woodpecker
The Streak-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and perhaps Bangladesh. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.-References:* BirdLife International...
Picus vittatus Laced Woodpecker
Laced Woodpecker
The Laced Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and perhaps Bangladesh....
Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated Woodpecker
Streak-throated Woodpecker
The Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian Subcontinent.-Description:A medium-sized, green woodpecker with streaked throat and scaly whitish underparts. Green above with yellowish rump, white supercilia and white and black moustache. Crown red...
Picus squamatus Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.-Habitat:...
Picus awokera Japanese Woodpecker
Japanese Woodpecker
Japanese Green Woodpecker , also known as Japanese Woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker similar and closely related to the European Green Woodpecker, but endemic to Japan....
Picus viridis Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Picus vaillantii Levaillant's Woodpecker
Levaillant's Woodpecker
The Levaillant’s Woodpecker or Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker is a large member of the woodpecker family Piciformes. It occurs as a resident breeder in the three Maghreb countries Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in northwest Africa....
Picus rabieri Red-collared Woodpecker
Red-collared Woodpecker
The Red-collared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Picus erythropygius Black-headed Woodpecker
Black-headed Woodpecker
The Black-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Picus canus Grey-headed Woodpecker
Grey-headed Woodpecker
The Grey-headed Woodpecker , also known as the Grey-faced Woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes....
Dinopium rafflesii Olive-backed Woodpecker
Olive-backed Woodpecker
The Olive-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Dinopium shorii Himalayan Flameback
Himalayan Flameback
The Himalayan Flameback , also known as the Himalayan Goldenback, is a species of bird in the Picidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
Dinopium javanense Common Flameback
Common Flameback
The Common Flameback or Common Goldenback is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.-Description and ecology:A medium-sized, golden-backed woodpecker...
Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback
The Black-rumped Flameback , also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in South Asia. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight...
Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback
Greater Flameback
The Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus, also known as Greater Goldenback, Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker species...
Chrysocolaptes festivus White-naped Woodpecker
White-naped Woodpecker
The White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus, is a woodpecker which is a widespread but scarce breeder in India and Sri Lanka.This flameback is a species associated with open forest and scrub with some trees...
Gecinulus grantia Pale-headed Woodpecker
Pale-headed Woodpecker
The Pale-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Gecinulus viridis Bamboo Woodpecker
Bamboo Woodpecker
The Bamboo Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Sapheopipo noguchii Okinawa Woodpecker
Okinawa Woodpecker
The is a woodpecker endemic to the island of Okinawa in Japan. It is the only member of the genus Sapheopipo.This is a medium-sized , dark woodpecker. It is dark brown in color with red-tipped feathers. It has white spots on the primaries. The head is a paler brown, with a dark red crown on the...
Blythipicus rubiginosus Maroon Woodpecker
Maroon Woodpecker
The Maroon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Blythipicus pyrrhotis Bay Woodpecker
Bay Woodpecker
The Bay Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist...
Reinwardtipicus validus Orange-backed Woodpecker
Orange-backed Woodpecker
The Orange-backed Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in Indonesia. It is the only member of the genus Reinwardtipicus.-References:*...
Meiglyptes tristis Buff-rumped Woodpecker
Buff-rumped Woodpecker
The Buff-rumped Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Meiglyptes jugularis Black-and-buff Woodpecker
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Meiglyptes tukki Buff-necked Woodpecker
Buff-necked Woodpecker
The Buff-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Hemicircus concretus Grey-and-buff Woodpecker
Grey-and-buff Woodpecker
The Grey-and-buff Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Hemicircus canente Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
The Heart-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. They have a contrasting black and white pattern, a distinctively stubby body with a large wedge-shaped head making them easy to identify while their frequent calling make them easy to detect as they forage for...
Mulleripicus fulvus Ashy Woodpecker
Ashy Woodpecker
The Ashy Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Mulleripicus funebris Sooty Woodpecker
Sooty Woodpecker
The Sooty Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Mulleripicus pulverulentus Great Slaty Woodpecker
Great Slaty Woodpecker
The Great Slaty Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland...

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The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.-Megalaimidae:* Psilopogon pyrolophus Fire-tufted Barbet...

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The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.-Apodidae:* Cypseloides rutilus Chestnut-collared Swift...

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The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.-Climacteridae:* Cormobates placens Papuan Treecreeper...

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The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.-Fringillidae:* Peucedramus taeniatus Olive Warbler...

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Anhimidae

Dendrocygnidae

AnatidaeAnatidaeAnatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...

Turnicidae

PicidaePicidaeThe woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...

Anatidae
Anatidae
Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...

Picidae
Picidae
The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...