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 23 species which have been recorded in Suriname.
- Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis
- White-bellied Piculet Picumnus spilogaster
- Guianan Piculet Picumnus minutissimus (E)
- White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus
- Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
- Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
- Blood-colored Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus
- Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
- Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
- Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula
- Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris
- Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
- Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
- Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
- Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Suriname
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