Woodpeckers of the World: The Complete Guide (Helm Photographic Guides)

The first definitive photographic guide to woodpeckers, covering all 239 species. Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the mighty Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico, sadly now extinct. In between there is a considerable variety of species, all of a roughly similar shape and design, inhabiting forests and woodlands through the world except Australasia and Antarctica. Detailed text looks in detail at the biology of the birds, with particular emphasis on field identification, along with voice, habitat, status, racial variation and distribution. The text is accompanied by a series of high-quality photographs more than 750 images, carefully selected to highlight identification criteria. Each species entry is completed by an accurate colour range map. A sister to Owls of the World in the Helm Photographic Guides series, Woodpeckers of the World is an informative, fact-filled and beautifully illustrated guide to a group beloved by all birders. Cover Half-title Title Copyright CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION TAXONOMY Nomenclature DISTRIBUTION Movements and migration ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY Topography of a typical woodpecker HABITAT BEHAVIOUR BREEDING PLUMAGE AND MOULT Sexual dimorphism FOOD AND FORAGING FLIGHT CALLS DRUMMING THE IMPORT ANCE OF WOODPECKERS Pest Control Indicators and keystones Technology Conservation NOTES ON THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS JYNX 1. EURASIAN WRYNECK 2. RED-THROATED WRYNECK PICUMNUS 3. SPECKLED PICULET 4. BAR-BREASTED PICULET 5. LAFRESNAYE’S PICULET 6. ORINOCO PICULET 7. GOLDEN-SPANGLED PICULET 8. BLACK-DOTTED PICULET 9. ECUADORIAN PICULET 10. SCALED PICULET 11. WHITE-BELLIED PICULET 12. ARROWHEAD PICULET 13. SPOTTED PICULET 14. SPECKLE-CHESTED PICULET 15. VÁRZEA PICULET 16. WHITE-BARRED PICULET 17. OCELLATED PICULET 18. OCHRE-COLLARED PICULET 19. WHITE-WEDGED PICULET 20. RUSTY-NECKED PICULET 21. RUFOUS-BREASTED PICULET 22. OCHRACEOUS PICULET 23. TAWNY PICULET 24. MOTTLED PICULET 25. PLAIN-BREASTED PICULET 26. FINE-BARRED PICULET 27. OLIVACEOUS PICULET 28. GREYISH PICULET 29. CHESTNUT PICULET SASIA 30. AFRICAN PICULET 31. RUFOUS PICULET 32. WHITE-BROWED PICULET NESOCTITES 33. ANTILLEAN PICULET HEMICIRCUS 34. GREY-AND-BUFF WOODPECKER 35. HEART-SPOTTED WOODPECKER MELANERPES 36. WHITE WOODPECKER 37. LEWIS’S WOODPECKER 38. GUADELOUPE WOODPECKER 39. PUERTO RICAN WOODPECKER 40. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER 41. ACORN WOODPECKER 42. YELLOW-TUFTED WOODPECKER 43. YELLOW-FRONTED WOODPECKER 44. GOLDEN-NAPED WOODPECKER 45. BEAUTIFUL WOODPECKER 46. BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER 47. WHITE-FRONTED WOODPECKER 48. HISPANIOLAN WOODPECKER 49. JAMAICAN WOODPECKER 50. GOLDEN-CHEEKED WOODPECKER 51. GREY-BREASTED WOODPECKER 52. YUCATAN WOODPECKER 53. RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER 54. GILA WOODPECKER 55. HOFFMANN’S WOODPECKER 56. GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER 57. VELASQUEZ’S WOODPECKER 58. RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 59. WEST INDIAN WOODPECKER SPHYRAPICUS 60. WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER 61. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER 62. RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER 63. RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER XIPHIDIOPICUS 64. CUBAN GREEN WOODPECKER CAMPETHERA 65. FINE-SPOTTED WOODPECKER 66. BENNETT’S WOODPECKER 67. REICHENOW’S WOODPECKER 68. NUBIAN WOODPECKER 69. GOLDEN-TAILED WOODPECKER 70. MOMBASA WOODPECKER 71. KNYSNA WOODPECKER 72. GREEN-BACKED WOODPECKER 73. LITTLE GREEN WOODPECKER 74. TULLBERG’S WOODPECKER 75. BUFF-SPOTTED WOODPECKER 76. BROWN-EARED WOODPECKER GEOCOLAPTES 77. GROUND WOODPECKER DENDROPICOS 78. LITTLE GREY WOODPECKER 79. SPECKLE-BREASTED WOODPECKER 80. ABYSSINIAN WOODPECKER 81. CARDINAL WOODPECKER 82. GABON WOODPECKER 83. MELANCHOLY WOODPECKER 84. STIERLING’S WOODPECKER 85. BEARDED WOODPECKER 86. GOLDEN-CROWNED WOODPECKER 87. FIRE-BELLIED WOODPECKER 88. ELLIOT’S WOODPECKER 89. AFRICAN GREY WOODPECKER 90. EASTERN GREY WOODPECKER 91. OLIVE WOODPECKER 92. BROWN-BACKED WOODPECKER DENDROCOPOS 93. RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER 94. SULAWESI WOODPECKER 95. PHILIPPINE WOODPECKER 96. SULU WOODPECKER 97. SUNDA WOODPECKER 98. BROWN-CAPPED WOODPECKER 99. PYGMY WOODPECKER 100. GREY-CAPPED WOODPECKER 101. LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER 102. FULVOUS-BREASTED WOODPECKER 103. FRECKLE-BREASTED WOODPECKER 104. STRIPE-BREASTED WOODPECKER 105. BROWN-FRONTED WOODPECKER 106. YELLOW-CROWNED WOODPECKER 107. ARABIAN WOODPECKER 108. CRIMSON-BREASTED WOODPECKER 109. DARJEELING WOODPECKER 110. MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER 111. WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER 112. OKINAWA WOODPECKER 113. HIMALAYAN WOODPECKER 114. SIND WOODPECKER 115. SYRIAN WOODPECKER 116. WHITE-WINGED WOODPECKER 117. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER PICOIDES 118. LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER 119. NUTTALL’S WOODPECKER 120. DOWNY WOODPECKER 121. HAIRY WOODPECKER 122. ARIZONA WOODPECKER 123. STRICKLAND’S WOODPECKER 124. RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER 125. WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER 126. SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER 127. EURASIAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER 128. AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER 129. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER VENILIORNIS 130. SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER 131. YELLOW-VENTED WOODPECKER 132. BAR-BELLIED WOODPECKER 133. LITTLE WOODPECKER 134. DOT-FRONTED WOODPECKER 135. WHITE-SPOTTED WOODPECKER 136. CHEQUERED WOODPECKER 137. STRIPED WOODPECKER 138. BLOOD-COLOURED WOODPECKER 139. RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER 140. RED-STAINED WOODPECKER 141. CHOCÓ WOODPECKER 142. GOLDEN-COLLARED WOODPECKER 143. YELLOW-EARED WOODPECKER PICULUS 144. RUFOUS-WINGED WOODPECKER 145. STRIPE-CHEEKED WOODPECKER 146. WHITE-THROATED WOODPECKER 147. LITA WOODPECKER 148. YELLOW-THROATED WOODPECKER 149. GOLDEN-GREEN WOODPECKER 150. GOLDEN-YELLOW WOODPECKER 151. BAR-THROATED WOODPECKER 152. BELÉM WOODPECKER 153. DOT-THROATED WOODPECKER 154. ATLANTIC WOODPECKER 155. YELLOW-BROWED WOODPECKER COLAPTES 156. GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER 157. GREY-CROWNED WOODPECKER 158. BRONZE-WINGED WOODPECKER 159. CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER 160. BLACK-NECKED WOODPECKER 161. SPOT-BREASTED WOODPECKER 162. GREEN-BARRED WOODPECKER 163. NORTHERN FLICKER 164. GILDED FLICKER 165. FERNANDINA’S FLICKER 166. CHILEAN FLICKER 167. ANDEAN FLICKER 168. CAMPO FLICKER CELEUS 169. CINNAMON WOODPECKER 170. WAVED WOODPECKER 171. SCALE-BREASTED WOODPECKER 172. CHESTNUT-COLOURED WOODPECKER 173. CHESTNUT WOODPECKER 174. PALE-CRESTED WOODPECKER 175. BLOND-CRESTED WOODPECKER 176. CREAM-COLOURED WOODPECKER 177. RUFOUS-HEADED WOODPECKER 178. KAEMPFER’S WOODPECKER 179. RINGED WOODPECKER DRYOCOPUS 180. HELMETED WOODPECKER 181. BLACK-BODIED WOODPECKER 182. LINEATED WOODPECKER 183. PILEATED WOODPECKER 184. WHITE-BELLIED WOODPECKER 185. ANDAMAN WOODPECKER 186. BLACK WOODPECKER CAMPEPHILUS 187. POWERFUL WOODPECKER 188. CRIMSON-BELLIED WOODPECKER 189. RED-NECKED WOODPECKER 190. ROBUST WOODPECKER 191. CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER 192. PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER 193. GUAYAQUIL WOODPECKER 194. CREAM-BACKED WOODPECKER 195. MAGELLANIC WOODPECKER 196. IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER 197. IMPERIAL WOODPECKER CHRYSOPHLEGMA 198. BANDED WOODPECKER 199. CHEQUER-THROATED WOODPECKER 200. GREATER YELLOWNAPE PICUS 201. LESSER YELLOWNAPE 202. CRIMSON-WINGED WOODPECKER 203. STREAK-BREASTED WOODPECKER 204. LACED WOODPECKER 205. STREAK-THROATED WOODPECKER 206. SCALY-BELLIED WOODPECKER 207. JAPANESE WOODPECKER 208. EURASIAN GREEN WOODPECKER 209. IBERIAN WOODPECKER 210. LEVAILLANT’S WOODPECKER 211. RED-COLLARED WOODPECKER 212. BLACK-HEADED WOODPECKER 213. GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER DINOPIUM 214. OLIVE-BACKED WOODPECKER 215. HIMALAYAN FLAMEBACK 216. COMMON FLAMEBACK 217. SPOT-THROATED FLAMEBACK 218. BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK CHRYSOCOLAPTES 219. BUFF-SPOTTED FLAMEBACK 220. LUZON FLAMEBACK 221. YELLOW-FACED FLAMEBACK 222. RED-HEADED FLAMEBACK 223. JAVAN FLAMEBACK 224. GREATER FLAMEBACK 225. CRIMSON-BACKED FLAMEBACK 226. WHITE-NAPED WOODPECKER 227. PALE-HEADED WOODPECKER 228. BAMBOO WOODPECKER BLYTHIPICUS 229. MAROON WOODPECKER 230. BAY WOODPECKER REINWARDTIPICUS 231. ORANGE-BACKED WOODPECKER MICROPTERNUS 232. RUFOUS WOODPECKER MEIGLYPTES 233. BUFF-RUMPED WOODPECKER 234. BLACK-AND-BUFF WOODPECKER 235. BUFF-NECKED WOODPECKER MULLERIPICUS 236. ASHY WOODPECKER 237. NORTHERN SOOTY WOODPECKER 238. SOUTHERN SOOTY WOODPECKER 239. GREAT SLATY WOODPECKER BIBLIOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS INDEX Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the mighty Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico, sadly now extinct. In between there is a considerable variety of species, all of a roughly similar shape and design, inhabiting forests and woodlands through the world except Australasia and Antarctica. This new book covers all 239 species of woodpeckers. Concise text looks in detail at the biology of the birds, with particular emphasis on field identification, along with voice, habitat, status, racial variation and distribution. The text is accompanied by a series of high-quality photographs, carefully selected to highlight identification criteria. Each species entry is completed by an accurate colour range map. A sister to Owls of the World in the Helm Photographic Guides series, Woodpeckers of the World is an informative, fact-filled and beautifully illustrated guide to a group beloved by all birders "Covers all 239 species of woodpeckers. Concise text looks at identification, vocalizations, drumming, habitat, range, food and feeding, taxonomy and confusion species. It is complemented by up-to-date range maps and more than 750 color photographs. The photographic coverage includes most plumages and considerable subspecific variation, making this the definitive work on woodpecker identification."--Back cover.