Picidae

Colaptes auratus (Photo from 4Goo) Common name:northern flicker (en); pica-pau-pintado (pt); pic flamboyant (fr); carpintero escapulario (es); goldspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found across North America and in Central America as far south as Nicaragua. Also in Cuba and Great Cayman. The ore northern population migrate south to winter in the southern part of…

Campephilus magellanicus Photo by Doug Kirwin (Woodpeckers of the World) Common name:Magellanic woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-Magalhães (pt); pic de Magellan (fr); carpintero de Magallanes (es); Magellanspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in southern Chile and south-western Argentina, from Linares, Chile and Neuquén, Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.Size:These large woodpeckers are 36-45 cm long. Males tend…

Dendrocopos leucotos (Photo from Pticyrus) Common name:white-backed woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-dorso-branco (pt); pic à dos blanc (fr); pico dorsiblanco (es); weißrückenspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from southern Scandinavia and eastern Europe, through southern Russia, northern Kazakhstan and northern Mongolia, and into north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. There are also isolated populations in southern China…

Sphyrapicus varius Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Commons name:yellow-bellied sapsucker (en); pica-pau-de-barriga-amarela (en); pic maculé (fr); chupasavia norteño (es); gelbbauch-saftlecker (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species breeds across Canada and in the north-eastern United States, and migrate south to winter in the western United States, the Caribbean and Central America as far south as western Panama.Size:These birds…