Woodpeckers
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is a small to medium-sized bird between the Downy and the Hairy Woodpeckers. A…
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The Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) is a striking and adaptable bird species widely found across equatorial Africa. Renowned for its…
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White-headed Woodpeckers
The White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus) received its name from John Cassin, an American ornithologist, in 1850. It is known by…
Read More » Lewis’s Woodpeckers
The Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) stands out as one of the most distinctive and fascinating woodpecker species native to North…
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Hispaniolan Woodpeckers (Melanerpes striatus)
The Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) is a striking and charismatic bird species endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the…
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Imperial Woodpeckers
The Imperial Woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis) is widely recognized as the largest woodpecker species to have existed in modern times. Native…
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Green Woodpeckers aka Yaffle
The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), often affectionately known as the “Yaffle,” is a striking member of the woodpecker family Picidae.…
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Arizona Woodpeckers (Picoides arizonae)
The Arizona Woodpeckers (Picoides arizonae) is restricted to southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico in the United States. For more…
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Downy Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpeckers (Picoides pubescens) – also known as Batchelder’s Woodpeckers, Gairdner’s Woodpeckers, Southern Downy or Willow Woodpeckers – are the…
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American Three-toed Woodpeckers
The American Three-toed Woodpeckers (Picoides dorsalis), also known as the Northern Three-toed Woodpecker, is the only species of Woodpecker common…
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