Genus Picus

 

Wavy-bellied Woodpecker - This species reaches about 30cm in length, with bright green wings and tail, a red or black mustache and crown , gray head, neck, and chest, and white underparts with black markings.

Gray-faced Woodpecker - Its plumage closely resembles its near relative the Green Woodpecker. It has green upperparts, pale grey underparts and a yellow rump. It has a grey head with black moustache, and the male has a red crown. It has a shorter neck, slimmer bill and slightly rounder head than the Green Woodpecker.

 

Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker - This is a jungle species which nests in a tree hole, laying two to four white eggs. Like other woodpeckers, this species has a straight pointed bill, a stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks, and zygodactyl or “yoked" feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backward. The long tongue can be darted forward to capture insects.

Black-headed Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker - It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Checker-throated Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Banded Red Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

 

Crimson-winged Woodpecker - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Red-collared Woodpecker - Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Levaillant's Woodpecker - Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker breeds in mountain forests up to the treeline at around 2000m. The nest is a hole in a tree, and 4-8 glossy white eggs are laid on wood chips.

 

Streak-breasted Woodpecker - It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and perhaps Bangladesh. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Green Woodpecker - The Green Woodpecker spends much of its time feeding on ants on the ground and does not often 'drum' on trees like other woodpecker species. It is a shy bird but usually draws attention with its loud calls. A nest hole is excavated in a tree; four to six eggs are laid which hatch after 19–20 days.

Laced Woodpecker - It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and perhaps Bangladesh.

Streak-throated Woodpecker - The Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus is a species of woodpecker found in South Asia.

Order : Piciformes
Family : Picidae
Genus : Picus