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 218 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Brunei.
- Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis
- Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis
- Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- Banded Woodpecker Picus mineaceus
- Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
- Checker-throated Woodpecker Picus mentalis
- Olive-backed Woodpecker Dinopium rafflesii
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
- Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus
- Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis
- Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
- Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
- Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Brunei
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