Birds of Colombia

    PICIFORMES: Picidae (Woodpeckers)  
Genus: Piculus (5 species, 7 worldwide)

Genus Piculus are medium-sized sturdy olive-green American forest woodpeckers with short thick bills.



Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (Piculus callopterus)
Darien National Park, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

At nest.

Golden-green Woodpecker
Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros capistratus) Male
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Golden-green Woodpecker
Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros polyzonus) Female
Pousada Rio Claro, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Bernie DUPONT     Copyright and usage info



Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula) Male
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.

Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula flavigula) Female
MUSA, Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.

Male with back of crown red.

White-throated Woodpecker
White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus) Male
Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Brayan Coral Jaramillo   © All Rights Reserved.

White-throated Woodpecker
White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus) Female
San Martin, Peru  
   
Photograph by Juan José Chalco Luna   © All Rights Reserved.


Lita Woodpecker
Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae)
Anchicaya, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Manakin Nature Tours - Luis Urueña   © All Rights Reserved.



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