Picidae

Picoides tridactylus Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (en); pica-pau-tridáctilo (pt); pic tridactyle (fr); pico tridáctilo euroasiático (es); dreizehenspecht (de)TaxonomyOrder PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in central and eastern Europe, with population in Switzerland and Austria, Romania, the Ukraine and Greece, and from Scandinavia and Belarus, through most of Russia and…

Campephilus robustus Photo by Ricardo Gentil (Flickr) Common name:robust woodpecker (en); pica-pau-rei (pt); pic robuste (fr); carpintero grande (es); scharlachkopfspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, from southern Bahía and Goiás to northern Rio Grande do Sul, and also in eastern Paraguay and marginally into north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 31-37 cm long…

Dinopium javanense Photo by James Eaton (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common flameback (en); pica-pau-de-dorso-vermelho (pt); pic à dos rouge (fr); pito culirrojo (es); feuerrückenspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in two separate areas, in south-western India and from north-eastern India and Bangladesh, through Indochina and into southern China, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These birds are…

Dendrocopos major Photo by Thomas Hochebner (Woodpeckers of the World) Common name:great spotted woodpecker (en); pica-pau-malhado-grande (pt); pic épeiche (fr); pico picapinos (es); buntspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, with the exceptions of Iceland, Ireland, and northern Scandinavia, in Morocco and Algeria, and through Russia and the Caucasus all the way to…