BIRDS

Woodpeckers of Brazil
(Picidae)

    

    There are 47 species of picidae in Brazil.
    Woodpeckers are relatively easy to identify in nature birds by the birders, because they posses a really important characteristic: they are great “dig holes in wood”, what they do using their strong beak, looking for food.
    Its tongue is vermiform and so long, being an efficient instrument for collecting insects that are into the holes they do in the wood.
    Normally males are different from the females because they have commonly red “moustache” or this colored spot in the neck.
    The tail is used as help organ for being vertically in the branches.
    They are birds that nest in empty trees
    Their vocalization is strident, so they are known as “yellers”.
    The bigger woodpeckers as the ones of the genus Celus, Dryocopus, Colaptes and Melanerpes have a characteristic wavy flight, which calls attention in big distances, being easy for the birders identifying them. On the other hand, the small Picumnus practically live in the middle of foliage and flight small distances, practically jumping from different branches.
    Because of nesting in holes in the trees, big woodpeckers are in population decline because of the forests destroy, being impossible their procreation.

    Here follows the list of woodpeckers that occur in Brazil:

Picidae
White-barred Piculet; Picumnus cirratus; Pica-pau-não-barbado
Rufous-breasted Piculet; Picumnus rufiventris;Pica-pau-anão-ferrugem
White-breasted Piculet; Picumnus spilogaster;Pica-pau-de pescoço-branco
Guttate Piculet; Picumnus guttifer;Pica-pau-anão-escamado
Ochraceous Piculet; Picumnus limae; Pica-pau-anão-do-nordeste
Mottled Piculet; Picumnus nebulosos;Pica-pau-anão-carijó
Golden-spangled Piculet; Picumnus exilis; Pica-pau-anão-dourado
Bra-breasted Piculet; Picumnus borbae; Pica-pau-anão-de-peito-barrado
Gold-fronted Piculet; Picumnus aurifrons;Pica-pau-anão-amarelo
Ochre-collared Piculet; Picumnus temminckii;Pica-pau-anão-de-coleira
Varzea Piculet; Picumnus varzae; Pica-pau-anão-da-várzea
Sppoted Piculet; Picumnus pygmaeus;Pica-pau-anão-pintado
Orinoco Piculet; Picumnus pumilus; Pica-pau-anão-do-orinoco
Campo Flicker; Colaptes campestris;Pica-pau-do-campo
Colaptes melanochloros; Colaptes melanochloros;Pica-pau-carijó
Spot-breasted Woodpecker; Colaptes punctigula;Pica-pau-de-peito-pontilhado
Yellow-throated Woodpecker; Piculus flavigula;Pica-pau-bufador
White-browed Woodpecker; Piculus aurulentus;Pica-pau-verde-dourado
Golden-green Woodpecker; Piculus chrysochloros;Pica-pau-da-copa
White-throated Woodpecker; Piculus leucolaemus;Pica-pau-de-garganta-branca
Golden-olive Woodpecker; Piculus rubiginosus;Pica-pau-oliváceo
Checkered Woodpecker; Picoides mixtus;Pica-pau-chorão
Blond-crested Woodpecker; Celeus flavescens;Pica-pau-velho
Pale-crested Woodpecker; Celeus lugubris;Pica-pau-louro
Chestnut Woodpecker; Celeus elegans;Pica-pau-chocolate
Scale-breasted Woodpecker; Celeus grammicus;Pica-pau-escamoso
Waved Woodpecker; Celeus undatus; Pica-pau-barrado
Cream-colored Woodpecker; Celeus flavus; Pica-pau-amarelo
Rufous-headed Woodpecker; Celeus spectabilis;Pica-pau-lindo
Ringed Woodpecker; Celeus torquatus;Pica-pau-coleira
Yellow-tufted Wood; Melanerpes cruentatus;Pica-pau-de-barriga-vermelha
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker; Melanerpes flavifrons;Benedito
White Woodpecker; Melanerpes candidus;Pica-pau-branco
White-fronted-woodpecker; Melanerpes cactorum; Pica-pau-de-testa-branca
White-spotted Woodpecker; Veniliornis spilogaster;Pica-pau-manchado
Little Woodpecker; Veniliornis passerinus;Pica-pau-pequeno
Yellow-eared Woodpecker; Veniliornis maculifrons;Pica-pau-de-testa-pintada
Red-stained Woodpecker; Veniliornis affinis;Pica-pau-de-asa-vermelha
Golden-collared Woodpecker; Veniliornis cassini;Pica-pau-de-colar-dourado
Red-rumped Woodpecker; Veniliornis kirkii;Pica-pau-de-rabadilha-vermelha
Helmeted Woodpecker; Dryocopus galeatus;Pica-pau-de-cara-canela
Lineated Woodpecker; Dryocopus lineatus;Pica-pau-de-faixa-branca
Crimson-crested Woodpecker; Campephilus melanoleucus;Pica-pau-de-graganta-preta
Cream-backed Woodpecker; Campephilus leucopogon;Pica-pau-de-barriga-preta
Red-necked Woodpecker; Campephilus rubricollis;Pica-pau-de-penacho
Robust Woodpecker; Campephilus robustos;Pica-pau-rei

Consulted Bibliography
DUNNING, J. S. 1987. South American Birds: A photographic aid to identification. Newtown Square: Harrowood Books.
HOWARD, R.; MOORE, A. 1991. A complete checklist of te birds of theworld. 2. ed. London, Academic Press. 622 p.
SCHAUENSEE, RODOLPHE MEYER DE . A guide to the birds of South America. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philalphia. 1970
SICK, Helmut. Ornitologia Brasileira. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1997.
SOUZA, Deodato. Todas as aves do Brasil- guia de campo para identificação. Bahia: Dall, 1998.

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Celeus lugubris; Pica-pau-louro; Pale-crested Woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucus; Pica-pau-de-graganta-preta;Crimson-crested Woodpecker
 

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