Woodpeckers
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 of which 36 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | Winter visitor |
| Speckled Piculet | Picumnus innominatus | |
| Rufous Piculet | Sasia abnormis | |
| White-browed Piculet | Sasia ochracea | |
| Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos canicapillus | |
| Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos macei | |
| Stripe-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos atratus | |
| Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | Rare |
| Rufous-bellied Woodpecker | Dendrocopos hyperythrus | |
| Crimson-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos cathpharius | |
| Rufous Woodpecker | Celeus brachyurus | |
| White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | |
| Banded Woodpecker | Picus mineaceus | |
| Lesser Yellownape | Picus chlorolophus | |
| Crimson-winged Woodpecker | Picus puniceus | |
| Greater Yellownape | Picus flavinucha | |
| Checker-throated Woodpecker | Picus mentalis | |
| Streak-breasted Woodpecker | Picus viridanus | |
| Laced Woodpecker | Picus vittatus | |
| Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus | |
| Black-headed Woodpecker | Picus erythropygius | |
| Grey-faced Woodpecker | Picus canus | |
| Olive-backed Woodpecker | Dinopium rafflesii | Rare |
| Common Flameback | Dinopium javanense | |
| Greater Flameback | Chrysocolaptes lucidus | |
| Pale-headed Woodpecker | Gecinulus grantia | |
| Bamboo Woodpecker | Gecinulus viridis | |
| Maroon Woodpecker | Blythipicus rubiginosus | |
| Bay Woodpecker | Blythipicus pyrrhotis | |
| Orange-backed Woodpecker | Reinwardtipicus validus | |
| Buff-rumped Woodpecker | Meiglyptes tristis | |
| Black-and-buff Woodpecker | Meiglyptes jugularis | |
| Buff-necked Woodpecker | Meiglyptes tukki | |
| Grey-and-buff Woodpecker | Hemicircus concretus | |
| Heart-spotted Woodpecker | Hemicircus canente | |
| Great Slaty Woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand