#leuconotopicus

[herpsandbirds]

White-headed Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, WA, USA

photograph by Paul Maury

[all-bird-creechur]

Smoky-brown Woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus

It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The smoky-brown woodpecker forages singly, in pairs, or in family groups, and often joins mixed species feeding flocks. Most of its diet is adult and larval wood-boring beetles but includes small amounts of fruit.

image by Alejandro Lopez

[best-bird-tournament]

Leuconotopicus woodpecker

Which is the best bird?

Red-cockaded woodpecker

Smoky-brown woodpecker

Arizona woodpecker

Hairy woodpecker

White-headed woodpecker

Voting ended onMay 19, 2025

[birdblues]

Hairy Woodpecker

[scottpartridge]

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

[that-crazy-scorpio-man]

I wish they were better but I don’t care.  I’m just glad I got a hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) pic.  It’s been a while since I had seen one.  Thought I was hearing a downy but the “squeak” was a little louder and sharper.  There were three.

[herpsandbirds]

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, OR, USA

photograph by Jerry McFarland

[herpsandbirds]

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Alaska

photograph by Lotze Art & Design