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Home| Ask the Expert | Contact | Site Map | Store | About | FAQ| Disclaimer |   WOODPECKERS   Rex E. Marsh Specialist in Vertebrate Ecology (retired) Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology University of California Davis, California 95616 Fig. 1. Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythroc

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  BIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD     a web page by Don Roberson     WOODPECKERS Picidae 216 species worldwide (except Australasia) DR personal total: 116 species (54%), 31 photod Woodpeckers are simply impressive birds. I am pleased whenever I can photograph one. I felt particularly lucky to photo

The woodpeckers are part of the Picidae family , a group of near-passerine bird s that also consist of piculet s, wryneck s, and sapsucker s. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia , New Guinea , New Zealand , Madagascar , and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland