#picidae

[biscuitmagpie]

Hey, don't cry, 236 species of woodpecker, ok?

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), males squabbling, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Boulder, CO, USA

photograph by Rob Palmer

[fossilframe]

Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

Observed by leandrorezende

[michaelnordeman]

European green woodpecker/Picus viridis/gröngöling. Värmland, Sweden (21 July 2023).

[iridescent-wildlife]

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). Family Picidae, order Piciformes.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. March 2024.

[spinus-pinus]

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus

2/21/2024 Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona

[deadbirdsdaily]

Flickers always remind me to feel lucky to live in a world with birds.

Something about an earth-toned bird with highlighter orange feather shafts always gets to me (on the East Coast Norther Flicker’s have yellow feather shafts)

[fantasticcandything]

Robust Woodpecker (Campephilus robustus), L - male, R - female, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Brazil