Woodpeckers : a guide to the woodpeckers of the world

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winkler, Hans, Author.

Contributor:

Nurney, David, Contributor.

Christie, David A., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodpeckers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Houghton Mifflin 1995

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Like the other guides in the acclaimed series of International Bird Identification guides originated by Christopher Helm, Woodpeckers is comprehensive and definitive. It covers all 198 species of woodpeckers found throughout the world. Each is beautifully illustrated in color in its various plumages and described vividly and accurately, with complete information on its identifying characteristics, similar species, distribution, migration, habitat, geographical variations, voice, habits, food, and breeding behavior. References for further research are also included. Woodpeckers is an essential addition to any birder's library.

Contents:

COVER

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

STYLE AND LAYOUT OF THE BOOK

RELATIONSHIPS AND TAXONOMY

DISTRIBUTION

MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICS

PLUMAGE AND MOULT

FOOD AND FORAGING

ECOLOGICAL SEXUAL DIMORPHISM

HABITAT

BEHAVIOUR

REPRODUCTION AND SOCIALITY

WOODPECKERS AND MAN

Eurasian Wryneck: Jynx torquilla

Rufous-necked Wryneck: Jynx ruficollis

Speckled Piculet: Picumnus innominatus

Bar-breasted Piculet: Picumnus aurifrons

Orinoco Piculet: Picumnus pumilus

Lafresnaye's Piculet: Picumnus lafresnayi

Golden-spangled Piculet: Picumnus exilis

Ecuadorian Piculet: Picumnus sclateri

Scaled Piculet: Picumnus squamulatus

White-bellied Piculet: Picumnus spilogaster

Guianan Piculet: Picumnus minutissimus

Spotted Piculet: Picumnus pygmaeus

Speckle-chested Piculet: Picumnus steindachneri

Varzea Piculet: Picumnus varzeae

White-barred Piculet: Picumnus cirratus

Ocellated Piculet: Picumnus dorbygnianus

Ochre-collared Piculet: Picumnus temminckii

White-wedged Piculet: Picumnus albosquamatus

Rusty-necked Piculet: Picumnus fuscus

Rufous-breasted Piculet: Picumnus rufiventris

Tawny Piculet: Picumnus fulvescens

Ochraceous Piculet: Picumnus limae

Mottled Piculet: Picumnus nebulosus

Plain-breasted Piculet: Picumnus castelnau

Fine-barred Piculet: Picumnus subtilis

Olivaceous Piculet: Picumnus olivaceus

Greyish Piculet: Picumnus granadensis

Chestnut Piculet: Picumnus cinnamomeus

African Piculet: Sasia africana

Rufous Piculet: Sasia abnormis

White-browed Piculet: Sasia ochracea

Antillean Piculet: Nesoctites micromegas

White Woodpecker: Melanerpes candidus

Lewis's Woodpecker: Melanerpes lewis

Guadeloupe Woodpecker: Melanerpes herminieri

Puerto Rican Woodpecker: Melanerpes portoricensis.

Red-headed Woodpecker: Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Acorn Woodpecker: Melanerpes formicivorus

Black-cheeked Woodpecker: Melanerpes pucherani

Golden-naped Woodpecker: Melanerpes chrysauchen

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker: Melanerpes cruentatus

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes flavifrons

White-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes cactorum

Hispaniolan Woodpecker: Melanerpes striatus

Jamaican Woodpecker: Melanerpes radiolatus

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker: Melanerpes chrysogenys

Grey-breasted Woodpecker: Melanerpes hypopolius

Yucatan Woodpecker: Melanerpes pygmaeus

Red-crowned Woodpecker: Melanerpes rubricapillus

Gila Woodpecker: Melanerpes uropygialis

Red-bellied Woodpecker: Melanerpes carolinus

West Indian Woodpecker: Melanerpes superciliaris

Golden-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes aurifrons

Hoffmann's Woodpecker: Melanerpes hoffinannii

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus varius

Red-naped Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Red-breasted Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus ruber

Williamson's Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Cuban Green Woodpecker: Xiphidiopicus percussus

Fine-spotted Woodpecker: Campethera punctuligera

Nubian Woodpecker: Campethera nubica

Bennett's Woodpecker: Campethera bennettii

Reichenow's Woodpecker: Campethera scriptoricauda

Golden-tailed Woodpecker: Campethera abingoni

Mombasa Woodpecker: Campethera mombassica

Knysna Woodpecker: Campethera notata

Little Green Woodpecker: Campethera maculosa

Green-backed Woodpecker: Campethera cailliautii

Tullberg's Woodpecker: Campethera tullbergi

Buff-spotted Woodpecker: Campethera nivosa

Brown-eared Woodpecker: Campethera caroli

Ground Woodpecker: Geocolaptes olivaceus

Little Grey Woodpecker: Dendropicos elachus

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker: Dendropicos poecilolaemus

Abyssinian Woodpecker: Dendropicos abyssinicus.

Cardinal Woodpecker: Dendropicos fuscescens

Melancholy Woodpecker: Dendropicos lugubris

Gaboon Woodpecker: Dendropicos gabonensis

Stierling's Woodpecker: Dendropicos stierlingi

Bearded Woodpecker: Dendropicos namaquus

Fire-bellied Woodpecker: Dendropicos pyrrhogaster

Golden-crowned Woodpecker: Dendropicos xantholophus

Elliot's Woodpecker: Dendropicos elliotii

Grey Woodpecker: Dendropicos goertae

Grey-headed Woodpecker: Dendropicos spodocephalus

Olive Woodpecker: Dendropicos griseocephalus

Brown-backed Woodpecker: Picoides obsoletus

Sulawesi Woodpecker: Picoides temminckii

Philippine Woodpecker: Picoides maculatus

Brown-capped Woodpecker: Picoides moluccensis

Grey-capped Woodpecker: Picoides canicapillus

Pygmy Woodpecker: Picoides kizuki

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: Picoides minor

Brown-fronted Woodpecker: Picoides auriceps

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker: Picoides macei

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker: Picoides atratus

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker: Picoides mahrattensis

Arabian Woodpecker: Picoides dorae

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker: Picoides hyperythrus

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker: Picoides cathpharius

Darjeeling Woodpecker: Picoides darjellensis

Middle Spotted Woodpecker: Picoides medius

White-backed Woodpecker: Picoides leucotos

Great Spotted Woodpecker: Picoides major

Syrian Woodpecker: Picoides syriacus

White-winged Woodpecker: Picoides leucopterus

Sind Woodpecker: Picoides assimilis

Himalayan Woodpecker: Picoides himalayensis

Striped Woodpecker: Picoides lignarius

Checkered Woodpecker: Picoides mixtus

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Picoides nuttallii

Ladder-backed Woodpecker: Picoides scalaris

Downy Woodpecker: Picoides pubescens

Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Picoides borealis

Strickland's Woodpecker: Picoides stricklandi

Hairy Woodpecker: Picoides villosus.

White-headed Woodpecker: Picoides albolarvatus

Three-toed Woodpecker: Picoides tridactylus

Black-backed Woodpecker: Picoides arcticus

Scarlet-backed Woodpecker: Veniliornis callonotus

Yellow-vented Woodpecker: Veniliornis dignus

Bar-bellied Woodpecker: Veniliornis nigriceps

Smoky-brown Woodpecker: Veniliornis fumigatus

Little Woodpecker: Veniliornis passerinus

Dot-fronted Woodpecker: Veniliornis frontalis

White-spotted Woodpecker: Veniliornis spilogaster

Blood-coloured Woodpecker: Veniliornis sanguineus

Red-rumped Woodpecker: Veniliornis kirkii

Choco Woodpecker: Veniliornis chocoensis

Golden-collared Woodpecker: Veniliornis cassini

Red-stained Woodpecker: Veniliornis affinis

Yellow-eared Woodpecker: Veniliornis maculifrons

Rufous-winged Woodpecker: Piculus simplex

Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker: Piculus cattopterus

Lita Woodpecker: Piculus litae

White-throated Woodpecker: Piculus leucolaemus

Yellow-throated Woodpecker: Piculus flavigula

Golden-green Woodpecker: Piculus chrysochloros

Yellow-browed Woodpecker: Piculus aurulentus

Grey-crowned Woodpecker: Piculus auricularis

Golden-olive Woodpecker: Piculus rubiginosus

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker: Piculus rivolii

Black-necked Woodpecker: Colaptes atricollis

Spot-breasted Woodpecker: Colaptes punctigula

Green-barred Woodpecker: Colaptes melanochloros

Northern Flicker: Colaptes auratus

Gilded Flicker: Colaptes chrysoides

Fernandina's Flicker: Colaptes fernandinae

Chilean Flicker: Colaptes pitius

Andean Flicker: Colaptes rupicola

Campo Flicker: Colaptes campestris

Rufous Woodpecker: Celeus brachyurus

Cinnamon Woodpecker: Celeus loricatus

Scaly-breasted Woodpecker: Celeus grammicus

Waved Woodpecker: Celeus undatus

Chestnut-coloured Woodpecker: Celeus castaneus

Chestnut Woodpecker: Celeus elegans.

Pale-crested Woodpecker: Celeus lugubris

Blond-crested Woodpecker: Celeus flavescens

Cream-coloured Woodpecker: Celeus flavus

Rufous-headed Woodpecker: Celeus spectabilis

Ringed Woodpecker: Celeus torquatus

Helmeted Woodpecker: Dryocopus galeatus

Pileated Woodpecker: Dryocopus pileatus

Lineated Woodpecker: Dryocopus lineatus

Black-bodied Woodpecker: Dryocopus schulzi

White-bellied Woodpecker: Dryocopus javensis

Andaman Woodpecker: Dryocopus hodgei

Black Woodpecker: Dryocopus martius

Powerful Woodpecker: Campephilus pollens

Crimson-bellied Woodpecker: Campephilus haematogaster

Red-necked Woodpecker: Campephilus rubricollis

Robust Woodpecker: Campephilus robustus

Pale-billed Woodpecker: Campephilus guatemalensis

Crimson-crested Woodpecker: Campephilus melanoleucos

Guayaquil Woodpecker: Campephilus gayaquilensis

Cream-backed Woodpecker: Campephilus leucopogon

Magellanic Woodpecker: Campephilus magellanicus

Imperial Woodpecker: Campephilus imperialis

Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Campephilus principalis

Banded Woodpecker: Picus miniaceus

Lesser Yellownape: Picus chlorolophus

Crimson-winged Woodpecker: Picus puniceus

Greater Yellownape: Picus flavinucha

Checker-throated Woodpecker: Picus mentalis

Streak-breasted Woodpecker: Picus viridanus

Laced Woodpecker: Picus vittatus

Streak-throated Woodpecker: Picus xanthopygaeus

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker: Picus squamatus

Japanese Woodpecker: Picus awokera

Eurasian Green Woodpecker: Picus viridis

Red-collared Woodpecker: Picus rabieri

Black-headed Woodpecker: Picus erythropygius

Grey-faced Woodpecker: Picus canus

Olive-backed Woodpecker: Dinopium rafflesii

Himalayan Woodpecker: Dinopium shorii

Common Flameback: Dinopium javanense

Black-rumped Flameback: Dinopium benghalense.

Greater Flameback: Chrysocolaptes lucidus.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9786612986086

9781282986084

1282986082

9781408135037

1408135035