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Woodpeckers in North America

Learn about 29 birds from the Woodpeckers family (Picidae) found in North America. Includes 23 regular species and 6 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Auks Barn Owls Cardinals Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Grebes Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hummingbirds Larks Longspurs Loons/Divers Mockingbirds and Thrashers New World Blackbirds New World Vultures Northern Storm-petrels Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Parrots Old World Sparrows Osprey Parrots Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Waxbills Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens
29 results
Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Least Concern
American Three-toed Woodpecker

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Least Concern
Arizona Woodpecker

Arizona Woodpecker

Picoides arizonae

Least Concern
Black-backed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Least Concern
Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Least Concern
Gila Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

Least Concern
Gilded Flicker

Gilded Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides

Least Concern
Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Least Concern
Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

Least Concern
Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

Least Concern
Lewis's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Least Concern
Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Least Concern
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Least Concern
Nuttall's Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

Least Concern
Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Least Concern
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Least Concern
Red-breasted Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Least Concern
Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus borealis

Near Threatened
Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Least Concern
Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Least Concern
White-headed Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Picoides albolarvatus

Least Concern
Williamson's Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Least Concern
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Least Concern
Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

American Three-toed Woodpecker

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Arizona Woodpecker

Arizona Woodpecker

Picoides arizonae

Black-backed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Gila Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

Gilded Flicker

Gilded Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

Lewis's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus borealis

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

White-headed Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Picoides albolarvatus

Williamson's Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Vagrant Picidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Least Concern
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Least Concern
Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

Critically Endangered
Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Least Concern
Wryneck

Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Least Concern
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Least Concern

Vagrant Picidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Wryneck

Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

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Auks Barn Owls Cardinals Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Grebes Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hummingbirds Larks Longspurs Loons/Divers Mockingbirds and Thrashers New World Blackbirds New World Vultures Northern Storm-petrels Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Parrots Old World Sparrows Osprey Parrots Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Typical Owls Waxbills Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens