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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. Eurasian Wryneck   Jynx torquilla
2. Red-throated Wryneck   Jynx ruficollis
3. Speckled Piculet   Picumnus innominatus
4. Bar-breasted Piculet   Picumnus aurifrons
5. Lafresnaye’s Piculet   Picumnus lafresnayi
6. Orinoco Piculet   Picumnus pumilus
7. Golden-spangled Piculet   Picumnus exilis
8. Black-dotted Piculet   Picumnus nigropunctatus
9. Ecuadorian Piculet   Picumnus sclateri
10. Scaled Piculet   Picumnus squamulatus
11. White-bellied Piculet   Picumnus spilogaster
12. Arrowhead Piculet   Picumnus minutissimus
13. Spotted Piculet   Picumnus pygmaeus
14. Speckle-chested Piculet   Picumnus steindachneri
15. Varzea Piculet   Picumnus varzeae
16. White-barred Piculet   Picumnus cirratus
17. Ocellated Piculet   Picumnus dorbignyanus
18. Ochre-collared Piculet   Picumnus temminckii
19. White-wedged Piculet   Picumnus albosquamatus
20. Rusty-necked Piculet   Picumnus fuscus
21. Rufous-breasted Piculet   Picumnus rufiventris
22. Ochraceous Piculet   Picumnus limae
23. Tawny Piculet   Picumnus fulvescens
24. Mottled Piculet   Picumnus nebulosus
25. Plain-breasted Piculet   Picumnus castelnau
26. Fine-barred Piculet   Picumnus subtilis
27. Olivaceous Piculet   Picumnus olivaceus
28. Greyish Piculet   Picumnus granadensis
29. Chestnut Piculet   Picumnus cinnamomeus
30. African Piculet   Sasia africana
31. Rufous Piculet   Sasia abnormis
32. White-browed Piculet   Sasia ochracea
33. Antillean Piculet   Nesoctites micromegas
34. Grey-and-buff Woodpecker   Hemicircus concretus
35. Heart-spotted Woodpecker   Hemicircus canente
36. White Woodpecker   Melanerpes candidus
37. Lewis’s Woodpecker   Melanerpes lewis
38. Guadeloupe Woodpecker   Melanerpes herminieri
39. Puerto Rican Woodpecker   Melanerpes portoricensis
40. Red-headed Woodpecker   Melanerpes erythrocephalus
41. Acorn Woodpecker   Melanerpes formicivorus
42. Yellow-tufted Woodpecker   Melanerpes cruentatus
43. Yellow-fronted Woodpecker   Melanerpes flavifrons
44. Golden-naped Woodpecker   Melanerpes chrysauchen
45. Beautiful Woodpecker   Melanerpes pulcher
46. Black-cheeked Woodpecker   Melanerpes pucherani
47. White-fronted Woodpecker   Melanerpes cactorum
48. Hispaniolan Woodpecker   Melanerpes striatus
49. Jamaican Woodpecker   Melanerpes radiolatus
50. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker   Melanerpes chrysogenys
51. Grey-breasted Woodpecker   Melanerpes hypopolius
52. Yucatan Woodpecker   Melanerpes pygmaeus
53. Red-crowned Woodpecker   Melanerpes rubricapillus
54. Gila Woodpecker   Melanerpes uropygialis
55. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker   Melanerpes hoffmannii
56. Golden-fronted Woodpecker   Melanerpes aurifrons
57. Velasquez’s Woodpecker   Melanerpes santacruzi
58. Red-bellied Woodpecker   Melanerpes carolinus
59. West Indian Woodpecker   Melanerpes superciliaris
60. Williamson’s Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus thyroideus
61. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus varius
62. Red-naped Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus nuchalis
63. Red-breasted Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus ruber
64. Cuban Green Woodpecker   Xiphidiopicus percussus
65. Fine-spotted Woodpecker   Campethera punctuligera
66. Bennett’s Woodpecker   Campethera bennettii
67. Speckle-throated Woodpecker   Campethera scriptoricauda
68. Nubian Woodpecker   Campethera nubica
69. Golden-tailed Woodpecker   Campethera abingoni
70. Mombasa Woodpecker   Campethera mombassica
71. Knysna Woodpecker   Campethera notata
72. Green-backed Woodpecker   Campethera cailliautii
73. Little Green Woodpecker   Campethera maculosa
74. Tullberg’s Woodpecker   Campethera tullbergi
75. Buff-spotted Woodpecker   Campethera nivosa
76. Brown-eared Woodpecker   Campethera caroli
77. Ground Woodpecker   Geocolaptes olivaceus
78. Little Grey Woodpecker   Dendropicos elachus
79. Speckle-breasted Woodpecker   Dendropicos poecilolaemus
80. Abyssinian Woodpecker   Dendropicos abyssinicus
81. Cardinal Woodpecker   Dendropicos fuscescens
82. Gabon Woodpecker   Dendropicos gabonensis
83. Melancholy Woodpecker   Dendropicos lugubris
84. Stierling’s Woodpecker   Dendropicos stierlingi
85. Bearded Woodpecker   Dendropicos namaquus
86. Yellow-crested Woodpecker   Dendropicos xantholophus
87. Fire-bellied Woodpecker   Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
88. Elliot’s Woodpecker   Dendropicos elliotii
89. African Grey Woodpecker   Dendropicos goertae
90. Eastern Grey Woodpecker   Dendropicos spodocephalus
91. Olive Woodpecker   Dendropicos griseocephalus
92. Brown-backed Woodpecker   Dendropicos obsoletus
93. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker   Dendrocopos hyperythrus
94. Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos temminckii
95. Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos maculatus
96. Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos ramsayi
97. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos moluccensis
98. Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos nanus
99. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos kizuki
100. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker   Dendrocopos canicapillus
101. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos minor
102. Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos macei
103. Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker   Dendrocopos analis
104. Stripe-breasted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos atratus
105. Brown-fronted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos auriceps
106. Yellow-crowned Woodpecker   Dendrocopos mahrattensis
107. Arabian Woodpecker   Dendrocopos dorae
108. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos cathpharius
109. Darjeeling Woodpecker   Dendrocopos darjellensis
110. Middle Spotted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos medius
111. White-backed Woodpecker   Dendrocopos leucotos
112. Himalayan Woodpecker   Dendrocopos himalayensis
113. Sind Woodpecker   Dendrocopos assimilis
114. Syrian Woodpecker   Dendrocopos syriacus
115. White-winged Woodpecker   Dendrocopos leucopterus
116. Great Spotted Woodpecker   Dendrocopos major
117. Ladder-backed Woodpecker   Picoides scalaris
118. Nuttall’s Woodpecker   Picoides nuttallii
119. Downy Woodpecker   Picoides pubescens
120. Hairy Woodpecker   Picoides villosus
121. Arizona Woodpecker   Picoides arizonae
122. Strickland’s Woodpecker   Picoides stricklandi
123. Red-cockaded Woodpecker   Picoides borealis
124. White-headed Woodpecker   Picoides albolarvatus
125. Smoky-brown Woodpecker   Picoides fumigatus
126. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker   Picoides tridactylus
127. American Three-toed Woodpecker   Picoides dorsalis
128. Black-backed Woodpecker   Picoides arcticus
129. Scarlet-backed Woodpecker   Veniliornis callonotus
130. Yellow-vented Woodpecker   Veniliornis dignus
131. Bar-bellied Woodpecker   Veniliornis nigriceps
132. Little Woodpecker   Veniliornis passerinus
133. Dot-fronted Woodpecker   Veniliornis frontalis
134. White-spotted Woodpecker   Veniliornis spilogaster
135. Checkered Woodpecker   Veniliornis mixtus
136. Striped Woodpecker   Veniliornis lignarius
137. Blood-colored Woodpecker   Veniliornis sanguineus
138. Red-rumped Woodpecker   Veniliornis kirkii
139. Red-stained Woodpecker   Veniliornis affinis
140. Choco Woodpecker   Veniliornis chocoensis
141. Golden-collared Woodpecker   Veniliornis cassini
142. Yellow-eared Woodpecker   Veniliornis maculifrons
143. Rufous-winged Woodpecker   Piculus simplex
144. Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker   Piculus callopterus
145. White-throated Woodpecker   Piculus leucolaemus
146. Lita Woodpecker   Piculus litae
147. Yellow-throated Woodpecker   Piculus flavigula
148. Golden-green Woodpecker   Piculus chrysochloros
149. Yellow-browed Woodpecker   Piculus aurulentus
150. Golden-olive Woodpecker   Colaptes rubiginosus
151. Grey-crowned Woodpecker   Colaptes auricularis
152. Bronze-winged Woodpecker   Colaptes aeruginosus
153. Crimson-mantled Woodpecker   Colaptes rivolii
154. Black-necked Woodpecker   Colaptes atricollis
155. Spot-breasted Woodpecker   Colaptes punctigula
156. Green-barred Woodpecker   Colaptes melanochloros
157. Northern Flicker   Colaptes auratus
158. Gilded Flicker   Colaptes chrysoides
159. Fernandina’s Flicker   Colaptes fernandinae
160. Chilean Flicker   Colaptes pitius
161. Andean Flicker   Colaptes rupicola
162. Campo Flicker   Colaptes campestris
163. Cinnamon Woodpecker   Celeus loricatus
164. Waved Woodpecker   Celeus undatus
165. Scaly-breasted Woodpecker   Celeus grammicus
166. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker   Celeus castaneus
167. Chestnut Woodpecker   Celeus elegans
168. Pale-crested Woodpecker   Celeus lugubris
169. Blond-crested Woodpecker   Celeus flavescens
170. Cream-colored Woodpecker   Celeus flavus
171. Rufous-headed Woodpecker   Celeus spectabilis
172. Kaempfer’s Woodpecker   Celeus obrieni
173. Ringed Woodpecker   Celeus torquatus
174. Helmeted Woodpecker   Dryocopus galeatus
175. Black-bodied Woodpecker   Dryocopus schulzi
176. Lineated Woodpecker   Dryocopus lineatus
177. Pileated Woodpecker   Dryocopus pileatus
178. White-bellied Woodpecker   Dryocopus javensis
179. Andaman Woodpecker   Dryocopus hodgei
180. Black Woodpecker   Dryocopus martius
181. Powerful Woodpecker   Campephilus pollens
182. Crimson-bellied Woodpecker   Campephilus haematogaster
183. Red-necked Woodpecker   Campephilus rubricollis
184. Robust Woodpecker   Campephilus robustus
185. Crimson-crested Woodpecker   Campephilus melanoleucos
186. Pale-billed Woodpecker   Campephilus guatemalensis
187. Guayaquil Woodpecker   Campephilus gayaquilensis
188. Cream-backed Woodpecker   Campephilus leucopogon
189. Magellanic Woodpecker   Campephilus magellanicus
190. Ivory-billed Woodpecker   Campephilus principalis
191. Imperial Woodpecker   Campephilus imperialis
192. Banded Woodpecker   Chrysophlegma miniaceum
193. Checker-throated Woodpecker   Chrysophlegma mentale
194. Greater Yellownape   Chrysophlegma flavinucha
195. Lesser Yellownape   Picus chlorolophus
196. Crimson-winged Woodpecker   Picus puniceus
197. Streak-breasted Woodpecker   Picus viridanus
198. Laced Woodpecker   Picus vittatus
199. Streak-throated Woodpecker   Picus xanthopygaeus
200. Scaly-bellied Woodpecker   Picus squamatus
201. Japanese Green Woodpecker   Picus awokera
202. European Green Woodpecker   Picus viridis
203. Levaillant’s Woodpecker   Picus vaillantii
204. Red-collared Woodpecker   Picus rabieri
205. Black-headed Woodpecker   Picus erythropygius
206. Grey-headed Woodpecker   Picus canus
207. Olive-backed Woodpecker   Dinopium rafflesii
208. Himalayan Flameback   Dinopium shorii
209. Common Flameback   Dinopium javanense
210. Black-rumped Flameback   Dinopium benghalense
211. Greater Flameback   Chrysocolaptes lucidus
212. Crimson-backed Flameback   Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
213. White-naped Woodpecker   Chrysocolaptes festivus
214. Pale-headed Woodpecker   Gecinulus grantia
215. Bamboo Woodpecker   Gecinulus viridis
216. Okinawa Woodpecker   Sapheopipo noguchii
217. Maroon Woodpecker   Blythipicus rubiginosus
218. Bay Woodpecker   Blythipicus pyrrhotis
219. Orange-backed Woodpecker   Reinwardtipicus validus
220. Rufous Woodpecker   Micropternus brachyurus
221. Buff-rumped Woodpecker   Meiglyptes tristis
222. Black-and-buff Woodpecker   Meiglyptes jugularis
223. Buff-necked Woodpecker   Meiglyptes tukki
224. Ashy Woodpecker   Mulleripicus fulvus
225. Sooty Woodpecker   Mulleripicus funebris
226. Great Slaty Woodpecker   Mulleripicus pulverulentus