List of Birds of French Guiana - Woodpeckers and Allies

Woodpeckers and Allies

Order: Piciformes. Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 22 species which have been recorded in French Guiana.

  • Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis
  • White-bellied Piculet Picumnus spilogaster
  • Guianan Piculet Picumnus minutissimus
  • White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
  • White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
  • Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
  • Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
  • Blood-colored Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus
  • Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
  • Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
  • Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
  • Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
  • Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
  • Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula
  • Scaly-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus (A)
  • Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
  • Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
  • Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
  • Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
  • Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
  • Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
  • Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

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