List of Piciformes by population explained

This is a list of Piciformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Piciformes have had their numbers quantified.

Species by global population

Common nameBinomial namedata-sort-type="number" width="15%"PopulationStatusTrendNotesImage
Imperial woodpecker Campephilus imperialis 50[1] align=center style="background:#F08080"Unknown Maximum estimate; possibly extinct.
Ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis 50[2] align=center style="background:#F08080"Maximum estimate; possibly extinct.
Okinawa woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii 150 – 584 [3] align=center style="background:#F08080"
Scarlet-banded barbet Capito wallacei 350 – 1500[4] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"Found on the summit of a single mountain in Peru.
Three-toed jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla 350 – 1500[5] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Fernandina's flicker Colaptes fernandinae 600 – 800[6] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Yellow-browed toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae 1000 – 2499[7] align=center style="background:#FAEB86"
Knysna woodpecker Campethera notata 1500 – 5000[8] align=center style="background:#CEF2E0"
White-mantled barbet Capito hypoleucus 2500 – 9999[9] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Arabian woodpecker Dendrocopos dorae 3500 – 15 000[10] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Coppery-chested jacamar Galbula pastazae 3500 – 15 000[11] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Helmeted woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus 3500 – 15 000[12] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Sulu pygmy woodpecker Dendrocopos ramsayi 3500 – 15 000[13] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Chaplin's barbet Lybius chaplini 7800[14] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"Minimum estimate.
Black-bodied woodpecker Dryocopus schulzi 10 000[15] align=center style="background:#CEF2E0"Preliminary minimum estimate.
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis 10 000 – 11 000[16] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"Possibly underestimated.
Speckle-chested piculet Picumnus steindachneri 10 000 – 19 999[17] align=center style="background:#FAEB86"
Chestnut-colored woodpecker Celeus castaneus 20 000 – 49 999[18] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Grey-breasted woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius 20 000 – 49 999[19] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Grey-crowned woodpecker Colaptes auricularis 20 000 – 49 999[20] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Strickland's woodpecker Picoides stricklandi 20 000 – 49 999[21] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Guadeloupe woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri 24 000[22] align=center style="background:#CEF2E0"
Black-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 50 000 – 499 999[23] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Emerald toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus 50 000 – 499 999[24] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Golden-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys 50 000 – 499 999[25] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 50 000 – 499 999[26] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 50 000 – 499 999[27] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Smoky-brown woodpecker Picoides fumigatus 50 000 – 499 999[28] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
White-whiskered puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 50 000 – 499 999[29] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Five-coloured barbet Capito quinticolor 85 000 – 250 000[30] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"
Great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus 260 000 – 550 000[31] align=center style="background:#b0f4b0"Possibly overestimated.
Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos medius 420 000 – 930 000 [32] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Golden-olive woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 500 000 – 4 999 999[33] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Rufous-tailed jacamar Galbula ruficauda 500 000 – 4 999 999[34] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Ochraceous piculet Picumnus limae 1 000 000[35] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
White-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 1 000 000 – 7 000 000[36] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.
Syrian woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus 2 150 000 – 6 600 000[37] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.
Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus 2 250 000 – 19 200 000[38] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.
Lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 2 760 000 – 13 200 000 [39] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.
Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla 3 550 000 – 15 600 000[40] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius 4 530 000 – 16 800 000[41] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.
Lineated woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 5 000 000 – 50 000 000[42] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"
Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major 73 500 000 – 216 000 000[43] align=center style="background:#B0E0E6"Preliminary estimate.

See also

Notes and References

  1. BirdLife International . 2020 . Campephilus imperialis . 2020 . e.T22681417A179185354 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22681417A179185354.en . 19 November 2021.
  2. BirdLife International . 2020 . Campephilus principalis . 2020 . e.T22681425A182588014 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22681425A182588014.en . 19 November 2021.
  3. BirdLife International . 2018 . Dendrocopos noguchii . 2018 . e.T22681531A125513230 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22681531A125513230.en . 19 November 2021.
  4. BirdLife International . 2016 . Capito wallacei . 2016 . e.T22729471A95016792 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22729471A95016792.en . 19 November 2021.
  5. BirdLife International . 2020 . Jacamaralcyon tridactyla . 2020 . e.T22682186A153924733 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682186A153924733.en . 19 November 2021.
  6. BirdLife International . 2016 . Colaptes fernandinae . 2016 . e.T22681293A92900717 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681293A92900717.en . 19 November 2021.
  7. BirdLife International . 2019 . Aulacorhynchus huallagae . 2019 . e.T22681981A155420330 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22681981A155420330.en . 19 November 2021.
  8. BirdLife International . 2017 . Campethera notata . 2017 . e.T22680910A118435157 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22680910A118435157.en . 19 November 2021.
  9. BirdLife International . 2016 . Capito hypoleucus . 2016 . e.T22681914A92925684 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681914A92925684.en . 19 November 2021.
  10. Dendrocopos dorae . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926055702/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600637/0 . 2013-09-26 .
  11. BirdLife International . 2016 . Galbula pastazae . 2016 . e.T22682206A92934956 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682206A92934956.en . 19 November 2021.
  12. Dryocopus galeatus . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122003029/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600702/0 . 2013-01-22 .
  13. Dendrocopos ramsayi . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215115/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600627/0 . 2012-11-10 .
  14. BirdLife International . 2016 . Lybius chaplini . 2016 . e.T22681832A92922084 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681832A92922084.en . 19 November 2021.
  15. Dryocopus schulzi . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926035517/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600705/0 . 2013-09-26 .
  16. Picoides borealis . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926060947/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600653/0 . 2013-09-26 .
  17. BirdLife International . 2016 . Picumnus steindachneri . 2016 . e.T22680733A92875031 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680733A92875031.en . 19 November 2021.
  18. BirdLife International . 2020 . Celeus castaneus . 2020 . e.T22681327A140988137 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22681327A140988137.en . 19 November 2021.
  19. BirdLife International . 2020 . Melanerpes hypopolius . 2020 . e.T22680843A152214248 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22680843A152214248.en . 19 November 2021.
  20. BirdLife International . 2020 . Colaptes auricularis . 2020 . e.T22681250A141037692 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22681250A141037692.en . 19 November 2021.
  21. Picoides stricklandi . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200531/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600654/0 . 2013-09-27 .
  22. BirdLife International . 2019 . Melanerpes herminieri . 2019 . e.T22680804A153884262 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22680804A153884262.en . 19 November 2021.
  23. BirdLife International . 2020 . Melanerpes pucherani . 2020 . e.T22680816A152197151 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22680816A152197151.en . 19 November 2021.
  24. BirdLife International . 2016 . Aulacorhynchus prasinus . 2016 . e.T22726170A94913421 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726170A94913421.en . 19 November 2021.
  25. BirdLife International . 2020 . Melanerpes chrysogenys . 2020 . e.T22680840A168644246 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22680840A168644246.en . 19 November 2021.
  26. BirdLife International . 2016 . Ramphastos sulfuratus . 2016 . e.T22682102A92931404 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682102A92931404.en . 19 November 2021.
  27. BirdLife International . 2020 . Campephilus guatemalensis . 2020 . e.T22681402A140973431 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22681402A140973431.en . 19 November 2021.
  28. Picoides fumigatus . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200451/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600662/0 . 2013-09-27 .
  29. BirdLife International . 2020 . Malacoptila panamensis . 2020 . e.T22682292A152233419 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682292A152233419.en . 19 November 2021.
  30. BirdLife International . 2020 . Capito quinticolor . 2020 . e.T22681920A180503387 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22681920A180503387.en . 19 November 2021.
  31. BirdLife International . 2016 . Mulleripicus pulverulentus . 2016 . e.T22681585A92911785 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681585A92911785.en . 19 November 2021.
  32. Dendrocopos medius . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 .
  33. BirdLife International . 2020 . Colaptes rubiginosus . 2020 . e.T61533973A141039580 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61533973A141039580.en . 19 November 2021.
  34. BirdLife International . 2020 . Galbula ruficauda . 2020 . e.T22682200A163585918 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682200A163585918.en . 19 November 2021.
  35. BirdLife International . 2018 . Picumnus limae . 2018 . e.T22680762A130028402 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680762A130028402.en . 19 November 2021.
  36. BirdLife International . 2020 . Dendrocopos leucotos . 2020 . e.T22727124A181844246 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22727124A181844246.en . 19 November 2021.
  37. BirdLife International . 2016 . Dendrocopos syriacus . 2016 . e.T22681127A87321554 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681127A87321554.en . 19 November 2021.
  38. BirdLife International . 2016 . Picus canus . 2016 . e.T22726503A86924320 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726503A86924320.en . 19 November 2021.
  39. Dendrocopos minor . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112220226/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600632/0 . 2012-11-12 .
  40. BirdLife International . 2017 . Jynx torquilla . 2017 . e.T22680683A111819000 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22680683A111819000.en . 19 November 2021.
  41. BirdLife International . 2016 . Dryocopus martius . 2016 . e.T22681382A87301348 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681382A87301348.en . 19 November 2021.
  42. Dryocopus lineatus . 2012-12-16 . . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110071511/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600704/0 . 2012-11-10 .
  43. BirdLife International . 2016 . Dendrocopos major . 2016 . e.T22681124A87323054 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681124A87323054.en . 19 November 2021.

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