Picidae

Picus viridis Photo by Angel Domínguez (Photo.net) Common name: green woodpecker (en); pica-pau-verde (pt); pic vert (fr); pito real (es); grünspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This species is found throughout Europe, with the exceptions of Iceland, Ireland and the northernmost parts of Scandinavia. It is also present in north-west Africa and western…

Picus viridis Photo by Angel Domínguez (Photo.net) Common name: green woodpecker (en); pica-pau-verde (pt); pic vert (fr); pito real (es); grünspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This species is found throughout Europe, with the exceptions of Iceland, Ireland and the northernmost parts of Scandinavia. It is also present in north-west Africa and western…

Dinopium benghalense Photo by Sagar Mhatre (Foto Community) Common name: black-rumped flameback (en); pica-pau-de-Bengala (pt); pic du Bengale (fr); pito bengalí (es); orangespecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This species is found throughout India and Sri lanka, west to Pakistan and east through Nepal and Bangladesh and into Myanmar. Size: The black-rumped flameback…

Dinopium benghalense Photo by Sagar Mhatre (Foto Community) Common name: black-rumped flameback (en); pica-pau-de-Bengala (pt); pic du Bengale (fr); pito bengalí (es); orangespecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This species is found throughout India and Sri lanka, west to Pakistan and east through Nepal and Bangladesh and into Myanmar. Size: The black-rumped flameback…