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 21 species which have been recorded in Paraguay.
- White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
- Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii
- White-wedged Piculet Picumnus albosquamatus
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
- Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons
- White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum
- Checkered Woodpecker Picoides mixtus
- Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
- White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster
- Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
- Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus
- Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
- Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris
- Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris
- Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens
- Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Black-bodied Woodpecker Dryocopus schulzi
- Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
- Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Paraguay
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