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Piciformes

25 Bird species

Eurasian Wryneck

A small, cryptically patterned woodpecker with an overall pattern suggestive of a nightjar. Grayish upperparts show some fine streaking and broad dark streaks along the scapulars and on the back. Facial markings include a broad brown eye stripe, a narrow whitish supercilium, and tawny auriculars. Und more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 26 cm

Lewis's Woodpecker

Unique in both coloration and behavior, Lewis’s Woodpecker is not likely to be confused with any other species. A bit larger than most woodpeckers, its upperparts are solid blackish with a green sheen. A pale gray collar encircles the neck and upper breast. The belly is salmon pink and the face is more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 51 cm

Red-headed Woodpecker

This boldly patterned woodpecker is unlikely to be confused with any other species. The head, neck, and upper breast are completely covered by a red hood. The underparts are unmarked white. The upperparts are black with a large white patch on the secondaries and tertials, and white outermost tail fea more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Acorn Woodpecker

This western woodpecker has a bold facial pattern. Black surrounds the base of the bill. The forehead, front half of the cheek, and throat are yellowish white. The area surrounding the eye and the back half of the cheek are black, highlighting the white eye. The back of the crown is all red on males. more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Gila Woodpecker

This woodpecker of the Desert Southwest has black and white barring on the upperparts, including the back, rump, uppertail coverts, and central tail feathers. The head, nape, and underparts are a pale grayish brown. Males have a red patch on the crown, lacking on females and juveniles. In flight, not more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

This species gets its name from the yellow tuft of nasal bristles at the base of the bill. The back and wings are barred black and white. The rump is unmarked white, and the tail is black, except for some white barring on the outermost tail feathers. These two features separate this species from the more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Red-bellied Woodpecker

This common woodpecker of the eastern U.S. is recognized by its bold black and white barred upperparts and plain grayish underparts. Males have a red forehead, crown, and nape, while females show red only on the nape. Juveniles lack red altogether and have a lighter bill. In flight, shows a small whi more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Williamson's Sapsucker

This woodpecker is notable for the extreme differences between the sexes. Males are black above, with white lines above and below the eye, a white rump, and a large white bar on the wing. The throat is red, the breast black, and the belly is bright yellow. The dark flanks are scalloped with white. Ju more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Along with Red-naped and Red-breasted Sapsuckers, this species is part of a complex of three closely related species. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are found in the eastern and northern parts of the continent. Upperparts are largely black, with extensive buffy barring across the back and flight feathers, more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Red-naped Sapsucker

Along with Red-breasted and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, this species is part of a complex of three closely related species. Red-naped Sapsucker is found in the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin regions. Upperparts are largely black, with rows of white barring running down each side of the back, white bar more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Along with Yellow-bellied and Red-naped Sapsuckers, this species is part of a complex of three closely related species. Red-breasted Sapsucker is found along the West Coast. Upperparts are largely black, with minimal buffy barring on the back of northern birds, and more extensive whitish barring on t more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 41 cm

Great Spotted Woodpecker

This vagrant woodpecker from Eurasia is strikingly patterned, and unlike any North American species. Upperparts are black, with a large white patch on the scapulars and wing coverts and white barring on the flight feathers. The outer tail feathers are white with black spots. The head and neck are mos more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

This little woodpecker is found in arid and semi-arid habitats of the Southwest. The upperparts are barred black and white. The head is predominantly dull white, with bold black lines through the eye and malar region connecting around the cheek. The tuft of nasal bristles is buffy or pale gray. Males more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Nuttall's Woodpecker

This is a small black and white woodpecker of oak woodlands. It is very similar to Ladder-backed Woodpecker, but the ranges of the two species only overlap in southern California. Upperparts are barred black and white, with the white bars narrower than the black, and a solid black band across the upp more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 34 cm

Downy Woodpecker

This is the smallest and one of the most widespread woodpeckers in North America. Upperparts are mostly black, with a trough of white down the middle of the back, white spots on the wings, and white outer tail feathers with black bars. The head shows bold white stripes above and below the eye, expand more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Hairy Woodpecker

Very similar in plumage to Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker is larger overall with a much longer bill (at least half the total length of the head). Like the Downy, Hairy Woodpecker shows much variation across its range. Upperparts are mostly black, with a trough of white down the middle of the back more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

Salt Water

0 species

Human-altered Areas

9 species

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Fresh Water

4 species

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Grassland and Scrubland

8 species

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest