List of North American birds (Piciiformes)

Order: Piciformes Family: Bucconidae

  • Barred Puffbird, Nystalus radiatus
  • Black-breasted Puffbird, Notharchus pectoralis
  • Gray-cheeked Nunlet, Nonnula frontalis
  • Lanceolated Monklet, Micromonacha lanceolata
  • Pied Puffbird, Notharchus tectus
  • Russet-throated Puffbird, Hypnelus ruficollis
  • Swallow-winged Puffbird, Chelidoptera tenebrosa
  • White-fronted Nunbird, Monasa morphoeus
  • White-necked Puffbird, Notharchus hyperrhynchus
  • White-whiskered Puffbird, Malacoptila panamensis

Jacamars

Order: Piciformes Family: Galbulidae

  • Dusky-backed Jacamar, Brachygalba salmoni
  • Great Jacamar, Jacamerops aureus
  • Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda

American Barbets

Order: Piciformes Family: Capitonidae

  • Red-headed Barbet, Eubucco bourcierii
  • Spot-crowned Barbet, Capito maculicoronatus

Toucan-barbets

Order: Piciformes Family: Semnornithidae

  • Prong-billed Barbet, Semnornis frantzii

Toucans

Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae

  • Black-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus
  • Channel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus
  • Choco Toucan, Ramphastos brevis (A)
  • Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
  • Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus
  • Fiery-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus frantzii
  • Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
  • Yellow-eared Toucanet, Selenidera spectabilis

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.

  • Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis
  • Antillean Piculet, Nesoctites micromegas
  • Arizona Woodpecker, Picoides arizonae
  • Black-backed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
  • Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani
  • Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans
  • Chestnut-colored Woodpecker, Celeus castaneus
  • Cinnamon Woodpecker, Celeus loricatus
  • Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Campephilus haematogaster
  • Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos
  • Cuban Green Woodpecker, Xiphidiopicus percussus
  • Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
  • Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla (A)
  • Fernandina's Flicker, Colaptes fernandinae
  • Gila Woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis
  • Gilded Flicker, Colaptes chrysoides
  • Golden-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysogenys
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons
  • Golden-green Woodpecker, Piculus chrysochloros
  • Golden-naped Woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysauchen
  • Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes rubiginosus
  • Gray-breasted Woodpecker, Melanerpes hypopolius
  • Gray-crowned Woodpecker, Colaptes auricularis
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major (A)
  • Guadeloupe Woodpecker, Melanerpes herminieri
  • Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus
  • Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii
  • Imperial Woodpecker, Campephilus imperialis (E)
  • Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis (E)
  • Jamaican Woodpecker, Melanerpes radiolatus
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris
  • Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis
  • Lineated Woodpecker, Dryocopus lineatus
  • Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
  • Nuttall's Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii
  • Olivaceous Piculet, Picumnus olivaceus
  • Pale-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus guatemalensis
  • Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
  • Puerto Rican Woodpecker, Melanerpes portoricensis
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
  • Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber
  • Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Picoides borealis
  • Red-crowned Woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus
  • Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  • Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis
  • Red-rumped Woodpecker, Veniliornis kirkii
  • Rufous-winged Woodpecker, Piculus simplex
  • Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Picoides fumigatus
  • Spot-breasted Woodpecker, Colaptes punctigula
  • Strickland's Woodpecker, Picoides stricklandi
  • Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Piculus callopterus
  • West Indian Woodpecker, Melanerpes superciliaris
  • White-headed Woodpecker, Picoides albolarvatus
  • Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
  • Yucatan Woodpecker, Melanerpes pygmaeus