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Woodpecker

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Woodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species (including the famous ivory-billed).

Some woodpeckers and wrynecks in the order Piciformes have zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backward. These feet, though adapted for clinging to a vertical surface, can be used for grasping or perching. Several species have only three toes. The long tongue found in some woodpeckers can be darted forward to capture insects.

Woodpeckers gained their English name because of the habit of some species of tapping and pecking noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. This is both a means of communication to signal possession of territory to their rivals, and a method of locating and accessing insect larvae found under the bark or in long winding tunnels in the tree.

The woodpecker first locates a tunnel by tapping on the trunk. Once a tunnel is found, the woodpecker chisels out wood till it makes an opening into the tunnel. Then it worms its tongue into the tunnel to try to locate the grub. The tongue of the woodpecker is long and ends in a barb. With its tongue the woodpecker skewers the grub and draws it out of the trunk.

Woodpeckers also use their beaks to create larger holes for their nests which are 15-45 cm (6-18 inches) below the opening. These nests are lined only with wood chips and hold 2-8 white eggs laid by the females. Because the nests are out of sight, they are not visible to predators and eggs do not need to be camouflaged. Cavities created by woodpeckers are also reused as nests by other birds, such as some ducks and owls, and mammals, such as tree squirrels.

Trivia

In February 2005 the Canadian scientist Dr Louis Lefebvre announced a method of measuring avian IQ in terms of their innovation in feeding habits. Woodpeckers were named among the most intelligent birds based on this scale.

Woodpeckers inspired Walter Lantz to create the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker.

The term "Peckerwood", an inversion of "Woodpecker", is used as a pejorative term in the United States. This word was coined in the 19th century by southern blacks to describe poor whites. They considered them loud and troublesome like the bird, and often with red hair like the woodpecker's head plumes. This word is still widely used by southern blacks to refer to southern whites.

Systematics

The systematics of woodpeckers is quite convoluted. Based on an assumption of unrealistically low convergence in details of plumage and behavior, 5 subfamilies were distinguished. However, it has turned out that similar plumage patterns and modes of life are not reliable to determine higher phylogenetic relationships in woodpeckers, and thus only 3 subfamilies should be accepted.

For example, the genera Dryocopus (Eurasia and Americas) and Campephilus (Americas) of large woodpeckers were believed to form a distinct group. However, they are quite unrelated and instead close to a Southeast Asian genus, Mulleripicus and Chrysocolaptes, respectively. In addition, the genus allocation of many species, e.g. the Rufous Woodpecker, has turned out to be in error, and some taxa with unclear relationships could be placed into the phylogeny (Benz et al., 2006; Moore et al., 2006).

Subfamily Picinae: Woodpeckers

Unassigned fossil forms

  • Genus Palaeonerpes (Ogalalla Early Pliocene of Hitchcock County, USA) - possibly dendropicine
  • Genus Pliopicus (Early Pliocene of Kansas, USA) - possibly dendropicine
  • cf. Colaptes DMNH 1262 (Early Pliocene of Ainsworth, USA) - malarpicine?

Tribe Dendropicini

Golden-fronted Woodpecker,  Melanerpes aurifrons
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Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons
  • Genus Melanerpes
    • White Woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus
    • Lewis' Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis
    • Guadeloupe Woodpecker, Melanerpes herminieri
    • Puerto Rican Woodpecker, Melanerpes portoricensis
    • Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
    • Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
    • Golden-naped Woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysauchen
    • Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani
    • Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Melanerpes cruentatus
    • Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes flavifrons
    • White-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes cactorum
    • Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus
    • Jamaican Woodpecker, Melanerpes radiolatus
    • Golden-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysogenys
    • Gray-breasted Woodpecker, Melanerpes hypopolius
    • Yucatan Woodpecker, Melanerpes pygmaeus
    • Red-crowned Woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus
    • Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii
    • Gila Woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis
    • Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons
    • Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
    • West Indian Woodpecker, Melanerpes superciliaris
  • Genus Sphyrapicus
    • Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus
    • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
    • Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis
    • Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber
  • Genus Xiphidiopicus
    • Cuban Woodpecker, Xiphidiopicus percussus (Placement in Dendropicini tentative)
  • Genus Dendropicos
    • Little Grey Woodpecker, Dendropicos elachus
    • Speckle-breasted Woodpecker, Dendropicos poecilolaemus
    • Abyssinian Woodpecker, Dendropicos abyssinicus
    • Cardinal Woodpecker, Dendropicos fuscescens
    • Gabon Woodpecker, Dendropicos gabonensis
    • Melancholy Woodpecker, Dendropicos lugubris
    • Stierling's Woodpecker, Dendropicos stierlingi
    • Bearded Woodpecker, Dendropicos namaquus
    • Fire-bellied Woodpecker, Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
    • Golden-crowned Woodpecker, Dendropicos xantholophus
    • Elliot's Woodpecker, Dendropicos elliotii
    • Grey Woodpecker, Dendropicos goertae
    • African Grey-headed Woodpecker, Dendropicos spodocephalus
    • Olive Woodpecker, Dendropicos griseocephalus
    • Brown-backed Woodpecker, Dendropicos obsoletus
  • Genus Dendrocopos
    • Sulawesi Woodpecker, Dendrocopos temminckii
    • Philippine Woodpecker, Dendrocopos maculatus
    • Brown-capped Woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus
    • Sunda Woodpecker, Dendrocopos moluccensis
    • Grey-capped Woodpecker, Dendrocopos canicapillus
    • Pygmy Woodpecker, Dendrocopos kizuki
    • Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos auriceps
    • Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei
    • Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos atratus
    • Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Dendrocopos mahrattensis
    • Arabian Woodpecker, Dendrocopos dorae
    • Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Dendrocopos hyperythrus
    • Darjeeling Woodpecker, Dendrocopos darjellensis
    • Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos cathpharius
    • Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos medius
    • White-backed Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
    • Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
    • Syrian Woodpecker, Dendrocopos syriacus
    • White-winged Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucopterus
    • Sind Woodpecker, Dendrocopos assimilis
    • Himalayan Woodpecker, Dendrocopos himalayensis
Male (left) and female American Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis. Plate by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
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Male (left) and female American Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis. Plate by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
  • Genus Picoides - this genus is in need of revision (Moore et al., 2006). See the genus article for more.
    • Small group
    • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Picoides minor - previously Dendrocopos
    • Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
    • Nuttall's Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii
    • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris
    • Large group
    • Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Picoides borealis
    • Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Picoides fumigatus
    • Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus
    • White-headed Woodpecker, Picoides albolarvatus
    • Strickland's Woodpecker, Picoides stricklandi
    • Arizona Woodpecker, Picoides arizonae
    • Three-toed
    • Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
    • American Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis
    • Black-backed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
  • Genus Veniliornis
    • Red-rumped Woodpecker, Veniliornis kirkii
    • Golden-collared Woodpecker, Veniliornis cassini
    • Choco Woodpecker, Veniliornis chocoensis
    • Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Veniliornis maculifrons
    • Red-stained Woodpecker, Veniliornis affinis
    • Bar-bellied Woodpecker, Veniliornis nigriceps
    • Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Veniliornis callonotus
    • Yellow-vented Woodpecker, Veniliornis dignus
    • Little Woodpecker, Veniliornis passerinus
    • Dot-fronted Woodpecker, Veniliornis frontalis
    • Blood-colored Woodpecker, Veniliornis sanguineus
    • White-spotted Woodpecker, Veniliornis spilogaster
    • Striped Woodpecker, Veniliornis lignarius
    • Checkered Woodpecker, Veniliornis mixtus

Tribe Malarpicini

  • Genus Campethera
    • Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Campethera punctuligera
    • Nubian Woodpecker, Campethera nubica
    • Bennett's Woodpecker, Campethera bennettii
    • Reichenow's Woodpecker, Campethera scriptoricauda
    • Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Campethera abingoni
    • Mombasa Woodpecker, Campethera mombassica
    • Knysna Woodpecker, Campethera notata
    • Little Green Woodpecker, Campethera maculosa
    • Green-backed Woodpecker, Campethera cailliautii
    • Tullberg's Woodpecker, Campethera tullbergi
    • Buff-spotted Woodpecker, Campethera nivosa
    • Brown-eared Woodpecker, Campethera caroli
  • Genus Geocolaptes
    • Ground Woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus
  • Genus Dinopium
    • Olive-backed Woodpecker, Dinopium rafflesii
    • Himalayan Flameback, Dinopium shorii
    • Common Flameback, Dinopium javanense
    • Black-rumped Flameback, Dinopium benghalense
  • Genus Meiglyptes
    • Buff-rumped Woodpecker, Meiglyptes tristis
    • Black-and-buff Woodpecker, Meiglyptes jugularis
    • Buff-necked Woodpecker, Meiglyptes tukki
  • Genus Hemicircus (Placement in Malarpicini tentative)
    • Grey-and-buff Woodpecker, Hemicircus concretus
    • Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Hemicircus canente
  • Genus Micropternus (formerly in Celeus)
    • Rufous Woodpecker, Micropternus brachyurus
  • Genus Picus
    • 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
    • Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Picus squamatus
    • Japanese Woodpecker, Picus awokera
Green Woodpecker searching for insects, depicted in Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885
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Green Woodpecker searching for insects, depicted in Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885
    • Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis
    • Levaillant's Woodpecker, Picus vaillantii
    • Red-collared Woodpecker, Picus rabieri
    • Black-headed Woodpecker, Picus erythropygius
    • Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus
  • Genus Mulleripicus
    • Ashy Woodpecker, Mulleripicus fulvus
    • Sooty Woodpecker, Mulleripicus funebris
    • Great Slaty Woodpecker, Mulleripicus pulverulentus
  • Genus Dryocopus
    • Helmeted Woodpecker, Dryocopus galeatus
    • Lineated Woodpecker, Dryocopus lineatus
    • Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
    • Black-bodied Woodpecker, Dryocopus schulzi
    • White-bellied Woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
    • Andaman Woodpecker, Dryocopus hodgei
    • Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
  • Genus Celeus
    • Cinnamon Woodpecker, Celeus loricatus
    • Scaly-breasted Woodpecker, Celeus grammicus
    • Waved Woodpecker, Celeus undatus
    • Chestnut-colored Woodpecker, Celeus castaneus
    • Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans
    • Pale-crested Woodpecker, Celeus lugubris
    • Blond-crested Woodpecker, Celeus flavescens
    • Cream-colored Woodpecker, Celeus flavus
    • Rufous-headed Woodpecker, Celeus spectabilis
    • Caatinga Woodpecker, Celeus obrieni (possibly extinct)
    • Ringed Woodpecker, Celeus torquatus
  • Genus Piculus
    • Rufous-winged Woodpecker, Piculus simplex
    • Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Piculus callopterus
    • Lita Woodpecker, Piculus litae
    • White-throated Woodpecker, Piculus leucolaemus
    • Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Piculus flavigula
    • Golden-green Woodpecker, Piculus chrysochloros
    • Yellow-browed Woodpecker, Piculus aurulentus
  • Genus Colaptes
    • Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes rubiginosus
    • Gray-crowned Woodpecker, Colaptes auricularis
    • Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Colaptes rivolii
    • Black-necked Woodpecker, Colaptes atricollis
    • Spot-breasted Woodpecker, Colaptes punctigula
    • Green-barred Woodpecker, Colaptes melanochloros
    • Golden-breasted Woodpecker, Colaptes melanolaimu
    • Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
    • Gilded Flicker, Colaptes chrysoides
    • Fernandina's Flicker, Colaptes fernandinae
    • Chilean Flicker, Colaptes pitius
    • Andean Flicker, Colaptes rupicola
    • Campo Flicker, Colaptes campestris

Tribe Megapicini

  • Genus Campephilus
    • Powerful Woodpecker, Campephilus pollens
    • Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Campephilus haematogaster
    • Red-necked Woodpecker, Campephilus rubricollis
    • Robust Woodpecker, Campephilus robustus
    • Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos
    • Guayaquil Woodpecker, Campephilus gayaquilensis
    • Pale-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus guatemalensis
    • Cream-backed Woodpecker, Campephilus leucopogon
    • Magellanic Woodpecker, Campephilus magellanicus
    • Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis (possibly extinct)
    • Imperial Woodpecker, Campephilus imperialis (possibly extinct)
Female Western Ghats Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus socialis
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Female Western Ghats Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus socialis
  • Genus Chrysocolaptes
    • White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus
    • Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
  • Genus Reinwardtipicus
    • Orange-backed Woodpecker, Reinwardtipicus validus
  • Genus Blythipicus
    • Maroon Woodpecker, Blythipicus rubiginosus
    • Bay Woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis
  • Genus Gecinulus (Placement in Megapicini tentative)
    • Pale-headed Woodpecker, Gecinulus grantia
    • Bamboo Woodpecker, Gecinulus viridis
  • Genus Sapheopipo (Placement in Megapicini tentative)
    • Okinawa Woodpecker, Sapheopipo noguchii

References

  • Benz, Brett W.; Robbins, Mark B. & Peterson, A. Townsend (2006): Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389–399. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.021
  • Moore, William S.; Weibel, Amy C. & Agius, Andrea (2006): Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the woodpecker genus Veniliornis (Picidae, Picinae) and related genera implies convergent evolution of plumage patterns. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 87: 611–624. PDF fulltext

External links

  • Woodpecker videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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