Picidae

Classification

Genera in Picidae

• Picumnus — 26 species: Picumnus albosquamatus, Picumnus aurifrons, Picumnus castelnau, Picumnus cinnamomeus, Picumnus cirratus, Picumnus dorbignyanus, Picumnus exilis, Picumnus fuscus
• Melanerpes — 25 species: Melanerpes aurifrons, Melanerpes cactorum, Melanerpes candidus, Melanerpes carolinus, Melanerpes chrysauchen, Melanerpes chrysogenys, Melanerpes cruentatus, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
• Picus — 25 species: Picus archiaci, Picus awokera, Picus benghalensis, Picus canus, Picus chlorolophus, Picus erythropygius, Picus gaudryi, Picus hirundinaceus
• Colaptes — 16 species: Colaptes aeruginosus, Colaptes atricollis, Colaptes auratus, Colaptes auricularis, Colaptes campestris, Colaptes chrysoides, Colaptes cinereicapillus, Colaptes fernandinae
• Chloropicus — 15 species: Chloropicus abyssinicus, Chloropicus elachus, Chloropicus elliotii, Chloropicus fuscescens, Chloropicus gabonensis, Chloropicus goertae, Chloropicus griseocephalus, Chloropicus lugubris
• Veniliornis — 14 species: Veniliornis affinis, Veniliornis callonotus, Veniliornis cassini, Veniliornis chocoensis, Veniliornis dignus, Veniliornis frontalis, Veniliornis kirkii, Veniliornis lignarius
• Celeus — 13 species: Celeus castaneus, Celeus elegans, Celeus flavescens, Celeus flavus, Celeus galeatus, Celeus grammicus, Celeus loricatus, Celeus lugubris
• Dendrocopos — 13 species: Dendrocopos analis, Dendrocopos assimilis, Dendrocopos atratus, Dendrocopos darjellensis, Dendrocopos himalayensis, Dendrocopos hyperythrus, Dendrocopos leucopterus, Dendrocopos leucotos
• Campephilus — 12 species: Campephilus gayaquilensis, Campephilus guatemalensis, Campephilus haematogaster, Campephilus imperialis, Campephilus leucopogon, Campephilus magellanicus, Campephilus melanoleucos, Campephilus pollens
• Dendropicos — 12 species: Dendropicos abyssinicus, Dendropicos elachus, Dendropicos elliotii, Dendropicos fuscescens, Dendropicos gabonensis, Dendropicos goertae, Dendropicos griseocephalus, Dendropicos lugubris
• Campethera — 11 species: Campethera abingoni, Campethera bennettii, Campethera cailliautii, Campethera maculosa, Campethera mombassica, Campethera notata, Campethera nubica, Campethera punctuligera
• Chrysocolaptes — 9 species: Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus, Chrysocolaptes festivus, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus, Chrysocolaptes haematribon, Chrysocolaptes lucidus, Chrysocolaptes socialis, Chrysocolaptes stricklandi, Chrysocolaptes strictus
• Dryobates — 8 species: Dryobates cathpharius, Dryobates leucotos, Dryobates medius, Dryobates minor, Dryobates nuttallii, Dryobates pubescens, Dryobates sanguineus, Dryobates scalaris
• Piculus — 7 species: Piculus aurulentus, Piculus callopterus, Piculus chrysochloros, Piculus flavigula, Piculus leucolaemus, Piculus litae, Piculus simplex
• Yungipicus — 7 species: Yungipicus canicapillus, Yungipicus kizuki, Yungipicus maculatus, Yungipicus moluccensis, Yungipicus nanus, Yungipicus ramsayi, Yungipicus temminckii
• Dryocopus — 6 species: Dryocopus hodgei, Dryocopus javensis, Dryocopus lineatus, Dryocopus martius, Dryocopus pileatus, Dryocopus schulzii
• Leuconotopicus — 6 species: Leuconotopicus albolarvatus, Leuconotopicus arizonae, Leuconotopicus borealis, Leuconotopicus fumigatus, Leuconotopicus stricklandi, Leuconotopicus villosus
• Picoides — 6 species: Picoides arcticus, Picoides dorsalis, Picoides fumigatus, Picoides funebris, Picoides nanus, Picoides tridactylus
• Chrysophlegma — 5 species: Chrysophlegma flavinucha, Chrysophlegma humii, Chrysophlegma mentale, Chrysophlegma mentalis, Chrysophlegma miniaceum
• Dinopium — 5 species: Dinopium benghalense, Dinopium everetti, Dinopium javanense, Dinopium psarodes, Dinopium shorii
• Primobucco — 5 species: Primobucco frugilegus, Primobucco kistneri, Primobucco mcgrewi, Primobucco olsoni, Primobucco perneri
• Mulleripicus — 4 species: Mulleripicus fuliginosus, Mulleripicus fulvus, Mulleripicus funebris, Mulleripicus pulverulentus
• Sphyrapicus — 4 species: Sphyrapicus nuchalis, Sphyrapicus ruber, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, Sphyrapicus varius
• Dendrocoptes — 3 species: Dendrocoptes auriceps, Dendrocoptes dorae, Dendrocoptes medius
• Gecinulus — 3 species:
• Jynx — 3 species:
• Meiglyptes — 3 species:
• Sasia — 3 species:
• Blythipicus — 2 species:
• Hemicircus — 2 species:
• Pardipicus — 2 species:
• Cyrilavis — 1 species:
• Eobucco — 1 species:
• Geocolaptes — 1 species:
• Homalopus — 1 species:
• Leiopicus — 1 species:
• Micropternus — 1 species:
• Nesoctites — 1 species:
• Reinwardtipicus — 1 species:
• Xiphidiopicus — 1 species:

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.