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.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus | Tobago only |
| Red-rumped Woodpecker | Veniliornis kirkii | |
| Golden-olive Woodpecker | Piculus rubiginosus | |
| Chestnut Woodpecker | Celeus elegans | Trinidad only |
| Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | Trinidad only |
| Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos | Trinidad only |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Trinidad And Tobago
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