23 Species of Woodpeckers

23 Species of Woodpeckers

23 species of woodpeckers that reside in North America. More than 300 species of woodpeckers are known throughout the world. The Downy Woodpecker shown below is the smallest.

23 Species of Woodpeckers

And this beauty here, the Pileated is the Largest of the species. He was hanging around my place again today. I recognize his call now so I know when he is in the area.

Smallest to the Largest

This is the Red Bellied Woodpecker

23 Species of Woodpeckers

And the Flicker shown below. So I have 19 more to find.

The Smallest to the Largest
pileated woodpecker

23 Species of Woodpeckers

by Sandra J

52 Replies to “23 Species of Woodpeckers”

  1. Very beautiful, each in their own way and they are all distinctly different. You are lucky to be able to see all these beautiful birds Sandra.

  2. Good luck on your quest. I’ll tell Pete you’re looking for him. I have group of downy’s at my feeder as well as a red belly That’s all I got

    Laughter may not be the best medicine, but it’s easiest to take

  3. I had no idea that there are so many kinds of woodpeckers in the world :-0
    Thanks for letting me know and for the nice pictures.

  4. Wow that’s a lot of species for one country! I have been fortunate enough to see a Piliated Woodpecker whilst visiting a friend in BC Canada some years ago. They are huge compared to our woodpeckers in the UK. We have 3 species here , Green, Great spotted and lesser spotted.

    1. We had some pileated woodpeckers living close to our house before there was more development. Now they have moved into a section of protected forest (south east Texas) but we enjoy all the others.

  5. With so many species of woodpeckers life seems more healthy all of a sudden. The life of trees in any case. 🙂

  6. An interesting group of birds Sandra that we do not have down here. They would find our hardwoods a bit too much of a challenge I would think, especially our Iron Bark Tree, 🙂

    1. Amazing isn’t it? How there are so many different species that were created to survive in different areas. So much beauty everywhere around us.😊

  7. Great pictures. Up until learning this from you, especially in this post, all I knew was “woodpecker.” It was just a medium-size grey bird tapping on a tree. Now I know woodpeckers come in a variety of sizes and colors. I knew they were relatively rare, though, and your numbers confirm that. Thanks Sandra.

    1. Me to RJ, I only saw the black and white ones until I started taking pictures. That is when I started noticing more.. There are still lots of forest up here and that is good for them for now.

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