#picoides

[herpsandbirds]

Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), T - male, B - female, family Picidae, order Piciformes, found across part of the Northern and Western US, Canada, and central Alaska

photographs: Annie Lavoie & USFWS

[best-bird-tournament]

Picoides woodpecker

Which is the best bird?

Eurasian three-toed woodpecker

American three-toed woodpecker

Black-backed woodpecker

Voting ended onMay 13, 2025

[scottpartridge]

Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens

[dendroica]

Black Backed Woodpecker (via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region)

Nulhegan Basin Division, Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge.

Credit: USFWS

[best-bird-tournament]

Picoides woodpecker runoff

Which is the best bird?

Black-backed woodpecker

American three-toed woodpecker

Voting ended onAug 12, 2025

[herpsandbirds]

Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), female, family Picidae, order Piciformes, found in the western US, Canada, and Alaska

photograph by Glenn Bartley

[herpsandbirds]

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, found in the Rockies and Cascades of North America, as well as much of Canada and Alaska

photograph by Glenn Bartley

[dendroica]

Hairy Woodpecker (by me)