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 44 species which have been recorded in Colombia.
- Orinoco Piculet Picumnus pumilus
- Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons
- Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi
- Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis (A)
- Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus
- White-bellied Piculet Picumnus spilogaster
- Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris
- Plain-breasted Piculet Picumnus castelnau
- Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
- Grayish Piculet Picumnus granadensis (E)
- Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus
- Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
- Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Scarlet-backed Woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus
- Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus
- Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
- Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
- Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
- Choco Woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis (E)
- Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
- Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker Piculus callopterus
- Lita Woodpecker Piculus litae
- White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus
- Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
- Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula
- Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
- Scaly-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus
- Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
- Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens
- Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster
- Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
- Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Colombia
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