229 species of woodpeckers around the world, from the Downy Woodpecker to the Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialis
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber
Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalis
Iberian Green WoodpeckerPicus sharpei
Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
Campo FlickerColaptes campestris
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
Grey-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
White-headed WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus albolarvatus
Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoides
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni
Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
Arizona WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus arizonae
Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideus
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticus
Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigula
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalis
White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
Golden-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysogenys
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki
Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
Puerto Rican WoodpeckerMelanerpes portoricensis
Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealis
White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster
Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
Checkered WoodpeckerVeniliornis mixtus
Chilean FlickerColaptes pitius
Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeus
Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii
Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignarius
Guatemalan FlickerColaptes mexicanoides
Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
Hispaniolan WoodpeckerMelanerpes striatus
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha
Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola
Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkii
Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
White-wedged PiculetPicumnus albosquamatus
Scaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatus
Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons
Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen
Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotis
Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canente
White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus
Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex
Greyish PiculetPicumnus granadensis
Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus
White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis
Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollis
Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auriceps
Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodes
Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceum
Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigula
Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis
Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus moluccensis
Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensis
Red-stained WoodpeckerVeniliornis affinis
Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
Cuban Green WoodpeckerXiphidiopicus percussus
Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegans
Variable WoodpeckerCeleus undatus
Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatus
Ground WoodpeckerGeocolaptes olivaceus
Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
African Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus
Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotus
Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus
Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notata
Magellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicus
Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustus
Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayi
Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus
Yellow-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentus
Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris
Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignus
Japanese Green WoodpeckerPicus awokera
Eastern Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatus
Zebra WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tristis
Grey-breasted WoodpeckerMelanerpes hypopolius
Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus
White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
Guadeloupe WoodpeckerMelanerpes herminieri
Maroon WoodpeckerBlythipicus rubiginosus
Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis
Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceus
Chestnut PiculetPicumnus cinnamomeus
Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifrons
Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukki
Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis
Beautiful WoodpeckerMelanerpes pulcher
Checker-throated WoodpeckerChrysophlegma mentale
Himalayan FlamebackDinopium shorii
Rufous PiculetSasia abnormis
Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratus
Grey-crowned WoodpeckerColaptes auricularis
Black-headed WoodpeckerPicus erythropygius
Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceus
Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathpharius
Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollis
Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandi
Antillean PiculetNesoctites micromegas
Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigriceps
Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosus
Andaman WoodpeckerDryocopus hodgei
Ochraceous PiculetPicumnus limae
Bar-breasted PiculetPicumnus aurifrons
Grey-and-buff WoodpeckerHemicircus concretus
Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri
Dot-fronted WoodpeckerVeniliornis frontalis
Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanus
Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassini
Spotted PiculetPicumnus pygmaeus
White-throated WoodpeckerPiculus leucolaemus
Fernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinae
Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
Fine-spotted WoodpeckerCampethera punctuligera
Levaillant's WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera maculosa
Mottled PiculetPicumnus nebulosus
Yellow-crested WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulzii
Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
Fire-bellied WoodpeckerChloropicus pyrrhogaster
Strickland's WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus stricklandi
Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantia
Rufous-headed WoodpeckerCeleus spectabilis
Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribon
Streak-breasted WoodpeckerPicus viridanus
Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilis
Bamboo WoodpeckerGecinulus viridis
Plain-breasted PiculetPicumnus castelnau
Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterus
Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema
Ashy WoodpeckerMulleripicus fulvus
Rufous-breasted PiculetPicumnus rufiventris
Elliot's WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotii
Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litae
White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogaster
Speckle-chested PiculetPicumnus steindachneri
Northern Sooty WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebris
White-winged WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucopterus
Black-and-buff WoodpeckerMeiglyptes jugularis
Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidus
Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus temminckii
Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everetti
Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica
Melancholy WoodpeckerDendropicos lugubris
Olive-backed WoodpeckerGecinulus rafflesii
Orinoco PiculetPicumnus pumilus
Okinawa WoodpeckerDendrocopos noguchii
Helmeted WoodpeckerCeleus galeatus
Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
Arrowhead PiculetPicumnus minutissimus
Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
Kaempfer's WoodpeckerCeleus obrieni
Speckle-throated WoodpeckerCampethera scriptoricauda- Choco WoodpeckerVeniliornis chocoensis
Gabon WoodpeckerDendropicos gabonensis
Arabian WoodpeckerDendrocoptes dorae
Javan FlamebackChrysocolaptes strictus
Little Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos elachus
Sind WoodpeckerDendrocopos assimilis
Tullberg's WoodpeckerCampethera tullbergi
Red-collared WoodpeckerPicus rabieri- Varzea PiculetPicumnus varzeae
Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi
Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalus
Southern Sooty WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosus- Rusty-necked PiculetPicumnus fuscus
Blood-colored WoodpeckerVeniliornis sanguineus- Sulu Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus ramsayi
Also in the checklist
These species are recognised in the AviList world checklist and carry no photos or recordings here yet. Help complete the record.
African Piculet (Verreauxia africana) · Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes grammithorax) · Splendid Woodpecker (Campephilus splendens) · Orange-backed Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes validus) · Necklaced Woodpecker (Dryobates pernyii)