Picidae

Geocolaptes olivaceus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:ground woodpecker (en); pica-pau-das-rochas (pt); pic laboureur (fr); pico de la tierra (es); erdspecht (de) Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily Picidae Range:This species is endemic to South Africa, being found in most of the southern, eastern and western parts of the country, as well as in Lesotho and Swaziland.Size:These birds…

Dryocopus martius Photo by Jari Peltomaki (Luonto Portti) Common name:black woodpecker (en); pica-pau-preto (pt); pic noir (fr); pito negro (es); schwarzspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in Eurasia, from the northern Iberian Peninsula to central China and north to northern Scandinavia and north-eastern Russia.Size:These large woodpeckers are 45-55 cm long and have a…

Melanerpes carolinus Photo by Tom Friedel (Wikipedia) Common name:red-bellied woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); pic à ventre roux (fr); carpintero de Carolina (es); Carolinaspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found throughout the eastern United States, from South Dakota and Michigan to Massachusetts and south to the Gulf coast from Florida to southern Texas. It is also…

 Melanerpes candidus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: white woodpecker (en); pica-pau-branco (pt); pic dominicain (fr); carpintero blanco (es); weißspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This South American species is found from French Guyana, in the north, through most of Brazil and into southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. Size: These birds…