subfamily
Typical Woodpeckers
Picinae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native typical woodpeckers All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
211,330 observations
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
166,534 observations
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
142,722 observations
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
95,520 observations
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Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
81,326 observations
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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
68,719 observations
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
61,371 observations
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Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
40,785 observations
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
35,715 observations
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
29,338 observations
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Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
21,966 observations
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Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis
18,376 observations
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Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
16,239 observations
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Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
7,192 observations
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Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
5,931 observations