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 36 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons
- Lafresnaye's Piculet Picumnus lafresnayi
- Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri
- Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris
- Plain-breasted Piculet Picumnus castelnau
- Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
- 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
- Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
- 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
- Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola
- Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
- Scaly-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus
- Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
- Rufous-headed Woodpecker Celeus spectabilis
- 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 Ecuador
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