A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Picidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-collared WoodpeckerPicus rabieri (Oustalet, 1898) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus Vigors, 1831 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Levaillant's WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-breasted WoodpeckerPicus viridanus Blyth, 1843 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus Vieillot, 1818 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-backed WoodpeckerReinwardtipicus validus (Temminck, 1825) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous PiculetSasia abnormis (Temminck, 1825) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African PiculetSasia africana J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1855 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea Hodgson, 1837 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalis S. F. Baird, 1858 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin, 1852) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-stained WoodpeckerVeniliornis affinis (Swainson, 1821) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassini (Malherbe, 1862) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1877) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dot-fronted WoodpeckerVeniliornis frontalis (Cabanis, 1883) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifrons (von Spix, 1824) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Checkered WoodpeckerVeniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigriceps (d'Orbigny, 1841) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus (Scopoli, 1786) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.