Picid in Focus: Speckle-chested Piculet

Speckle-chested Piculet Picumnus steindachneri. Endemic to NW Peru. Photo of this female (males have red on the forecrown) taken near Afluentes in November 2012 by Gerard Gorman.

Picid in Focus: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker male

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons This is a male, note the red crown and nape. Photo of this stunning species taken by Adam Riley (Rockjumper Tours) in Intervales, Brazil.

Picid in Focus: Syrian Woodpecker

Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus. Female, note lack of red on nape. Ranges from the Middle East to C & E Europe. In many areas it is an urban bird, as this photo illustrates. Photo taken in Hungary by Gerard Gorman.

Genus: Chrysophlegma

This Old World genus contains three species (Banded, Checker-throated, Greater Yellownape). All were formerly placed in the Picus. They are found in forests in SE Asia and are essentially arboreal. This Banded Woodpecker C. miniaceum was photographed by Neil Bowman.

Picid in Focus: White-winged Woodpecker

White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus. This is a female, males have red nape patch. A central Asian species, this photo was taken in Kazakhstan by Sveta Ashby.

Picid in Focus: White-naped Woodpecker

Male White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus. Male has red crown, female yellow crown. Photo taken in India by Sveta Ashby.