Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, and Flickers
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.
- Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis
- Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
- Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus (A)
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons
- Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
- Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus (A)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
- Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris
- Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
- Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Picoides borealis
- Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
- Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis (Ex)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Oklahoma
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