List of Piciformes by population

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This is a list of Piciformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Piciformes have had their numbers quantified.

The IOC World Bird List (version 15.1) recognizes 448 species of Piciformes, one of which is extinct.[1][2] This list follows IUCN classifications for species names and taxonomy. Where IUCN classifications differ from other ornithological authorities, alternative names and taxonomies are noted.

One member of Piciformes is extinct:

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Imperial woodpeckerCampephilus imperialis1-49[4]CR[4]?[4]May be extinct. Last confirmed record from 1956.[4]
Ivory-billed woodpeckerCampephilus principalis1-49[5]CR[5]?[5]May be extinct. Last confirmed record from 1944.[5]
Okinawa woodpeckerDendrocopos noguchii75-400[6]EN[6]Steady[6]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 100–300.[6]
Scarlet-banded barbetCapito wallacei250-999[7]VU[7]Decrease[7]
White-rumped woodpecker

(Zebra woodpecker)

 Meiglyptes tristis 250-1,000[8] EN[8] Decrease[8]
Fernandina's flickerColaptes fernandinae600-800[9]EN[9]Decrease[9]
Helmeted woodpeckerCeleus galeatus700-21,000[10]VU[10]Decrease[10]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 3,600.
Sira barbet Capito fitzpatricki 1,000-2,499[11] NT[11] Steady[11]
Andaman woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei 1,000-2,499[12] VU[12] Decrease[12]
Knysna woodpeckerCampethera notata1,000-3,300[13]NT[13]Steady[13]Total population is estimated to be 1,500-5,000 individuals.
Yellow-faced flameback Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus 1,100-5,500[14] EN[14] Decrease[14] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 1,100-2,200.[14]
Three-toed jacamarJacamaralcyon tridactyla1,300-5,400[15]NT[15]Decrease[15]Total population is estimated to be 1,962-8,028 individuals.[15]
Sulu pygmy woodpeckerPicoides ramsayi2,000-10,000[16]VU[16]Decrease[16]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,000-5,000.[16]
Yellow-browed toucanetAulacorhynchus huallagae2,500-9,999[17]NT[17]Steady[17]
Sumatran woodpecker Picus dedemi 2,500-9,999[18] NT[18] Decrease[18]
Zambian barbet

(Chaplin's barbet)

 Lybius chaplini4,500-5,200[19]VU[19]Decrease[19]
Red-headed flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus 5,000-7,500[20] NT[20] Decrease[20] Total population is estimated to be 7,500-11,250 individuals.[20]
Red-faced barbet Lybius rubrifacies 5,000-10,000[21] NT[21] Decrease[21]
Southern sooty woodpecker Mulleripicus fuliginosus 5,000-10,000[22] VU[22] Decrease[22]
Javan flameback Chrysocolaptes strictus 5,000-20,000[23] NT[23] Decrease[23]
Blue-chinned barbet

(Versicolored barbet)

 Eubucco glaucogularis 5,000-40,000[24] NT[24] Decrease[24] Note than IUCN/BirdLife International splits versicolored barbet into three distinct species: blue-chinned, blue-cowled, and blue-moustached barbets.[25]

IOC maintains all three species within versicolored barbet (E. versicolor).[1]
Kaempfer's woodpecker Celeus obrieni 6,000[26] VU[26] Decrease[26]
Five-coloured barbetCapito quinticolor6,000-10,000[27]NT[27]Decrease[27]
Spot-throated flameback Dinopium everetti 6,600-20,000[28] NT[28] Decrease[28] Total population is estimated to be 9,400-28,000 individuals.[28]
Sooty-capped puffbird Nystactes noanamae 8,000[29] NT[29] Decrease[29] Total population is estimated to be 12,000 individuals.[29]
Plate-billed mountain toucan Andigena laminirostris 10,000-19,999[30] NT[30] Decrease[30]
Arabian woodpeckerDendroptes dorae10,000-19,999[31]NT[31]Decrease[31]IUCN/BirdLife International maintain this species in genus Dendropicos.
White-mantled barbetCapito hypoleucus10,000-19,999[32]LC[32]Decrease[32]
Javan yellownape

(Checker-throated woodpecker)

 Chrysophlegma mentale 10,000-20,000[33] LC[33] Steady[33]
Great slaty woodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus10,000-70,000[34]VU[34]Decrease[34]
Guadeloupe woodpeckerMelanerpes herminieri16,000[35]LC[35]Increase[35]Total population is estimated to be 24,000 individuals.[35]
Red-cockaded woodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealis19,000[36]NT[36]Decrease[36]
Toucan barbet Semnornis ramphastinus 20,000-49,999[37] NT[37] Decrease[37]
Dusky-backed jacamar Brachygalba salmoni 20,000-49,999[38] LC[38] Decrease[38]
Grey-crowned woodpeckerColaptes auricularis20,000-49,999[39]LC[39]Decrease[39]
Blue-cowled barbet

(Versicolored barbet)

 Eubucco steerii 20,000-49,999[40] LC[40] Decrease[40] Note than IUCN/BirdLife International splits versicolored barbet into three distinct species: blue-chinned, blue-cowled, and blue-moustached barbets.[25]

IOC maintains all three species within versicolored barbet (E. versicolor).[1]
Strickland's woodpeckerLeuconotopicus stricklandi20,000-49,999[41]LC[41]Decrease[41]
Grey-breasted woodpeckerMelanerpes hypopolius20,000-49,999[42]LC[42]Decrease[42]
Golden-naped woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen 20,000-49,999[43] LC[43] Decrease[43]
Grey-cheeked nunlet Nonnula frontalis 20,000-49,999[44] LC[44] Decrease[44]
Stripe-cheeked woodpecker Piculus callopterus 20,000-49,999[45] LC[45] Decrease[45]
Prong-billed barbet Semnornis frantzii 20,000-49,999[46] LC[46] Steady[46]
Grey-breasted mountain toucan Andigena hypoglauca 25,000-77,000[47] LC[47] Decrease[47] Total population is estimated to be 36,800-114,400 individuals.[47]
Guayaquil woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis 25,000-150,000[48] LC[48] Decrease[48]
Orange-fronted barbet Capito squamatus 37,000-63,000[49] LC[49] Decrease[49]
Brown-chested barbet Capito brunneipectus 37,000-265,000[50] LC[50] Decrease[50]
Coppery-chested jacamarGalbula pastazae42,000[51]LC[51]Decrease[51]
Yellow-browed woodpecker Piculus aurulentus 50,000-100,000[52] LC[52] Decrease[52]
Keel-billed toucanRamphastos sulfuratus50,000-499,999[53]NT[53]Decrease[53]
Pale-billed woodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis50,000-499,999[54]LC[54]Decrease[54]
Spot-crowned barbet Capito maculicoronatus 50,000-499,999[55] LC[55] Decrease[55]
Chestnut-colored woodpeckerCeleus castaneus50,000-499,999[56]LC[56]Decrease[56]
Cinnamon woodpecker Celeus loricatus 50,000-499,999[57] LC[57] Decrease[57]
Smoky-brown woodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus50,000-499,999[58]LC[58]Decrease[58]
White-whiskered puffbirdMalacoptila panamensis50,000-499,999[59]LC[59]Decrease[59]
Golden-cheeked woodpeckerMelanerpes chrysogenys50,000-499,999[60]LC[60]Steady[60]
Hoffmann's woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii 50,000-499,999[61] LC[61] Increase[61]
Black-cheeked woodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani50,000-499,999[62]LC[62]Decrease[62]
Yucatan woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus 50,000-499,999[63] LC[63] Decrease[63]
Lanceolated monklet Micromonacha lanceolata 50,000-499,999[64] LC[64] Decrease[64]
Black-breasted puffbird Notharchus pectoralis 50,000-499,999[65] LC[65] Decrease[65]
Barred puffbird Nystalus radiatus 50,000-499,999[66] LC[66] Decrease[66]
Rufous-winged woodpecker Piculus simplex 50,000-499,999[67] LC[67] Decrease[67]
Fiery-billed araçari Pteroglossus frantzii 50,000-499,999[68] LC[68] Decrease[68]
Yellow-eared toucanet Selenidera spectabilis 50,000-499,999[69] LC[69] Decrease[69]
Lewis's woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 53,000-120,000[70] LC[70] Increase[70]
Greater crescent-chested puffbird

(Crescent-chested puffbird)

 Malacoptila striata 72,000-129,000[71] LC[71] Decrease[71] Total population is estimated to be 107,000 - 193,000 individuals.[71]

Note that IUCN/BirdLife International split crescent-chested puffbird into greater and lesser crescent-chested puffbird (M. minor; unknown population).[25]

IOC maintains both species within M. striata.[2]
Saffron toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni 100,000-499,999[72] NT[72] Decrease[72]
Arizona woodpecker Leuconotopicus arizonae 200,000[73] LC[73] Decrease[73]
Williamson's sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus 210,000-400,000[74] LC[74] Decrease[74]
White-headed woodpecker Leuconotopicus albolarvatus 240,000[75] LC[75] Increase[75]
Iberian green woodpecker Picus sharpei 488,000-938,000[76] LC[76] Decrease[76]
Spot-breasted woodpecker Colaptes punctigula 500,000-4,999,999[77] LC[77] Steady[77]
Red-headed barbet Eubucco bourcierii 500,000-4,999,999[78] LC[78] Decrease[78]
Rufous-tailed jacamarGalbula ruficauda500,000-4,999,999[79]LC[79]Decrease[79]
Great jacamar Jacamerops aureus 500,000-4,999,999[80] LC[80] Decrease[80]
Red-crowned woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus 500,000-4,999,999[81] LC[81] Steady[81]
White-necked puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus 500,000-4,999,999[82] LC[82] Decrease[82]
Golden-green woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros 500,000-4,999,999[83] LC[83] Decrease[83]
Olivaceous piculet Picumnus olivaceus 500,000-4,999,999[84] LC[84] Decrease[84]
Yellow-throated toucan Ramphastos ambiguus 500,000-4,999,999[85] LC[85] Decrease[85]
Red-rumped woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii 500,000-4,999,999[86] LC[86] Decrease[86]
Ochraceous piculetPicumnus limae600,000-700,000[87]LC[87]Steady[87]Total population is estimated to be 1.0 million individuals.[87]
Middle spotted woodpeckerDendrocoptes medius600,000-1,399,999[88]LC[88]Increase[88]IUCN/BirdLife International maintain this species in genus Leiopicus.
Gilded flicker Colaptes chrysoides 770,000[89] LC[89] Steady[89]
Syrian woodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus806,000-1,930,000[90]LC[90]?[90]
Nuttall's woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii 850,000[91] LC[91] Steady[91]
Grey-faced woodpecker

(Grey-headed woodpecker)

 Picus canus913,000-1,520,000[92]LC[92]Increase[92]Note that IUCN/BirdLife International use the common name "grey-headed woodpecker" to refer to Dendropicos spodocephalus, or eastern grey woodpecker.[93]
Eurasian green woodpecker

(European green woodpecker)

 Picus viridis 1,260,000-2,160,000[94] LC[94] Steady[94]
White-backed woodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos1,320,000-3,350,000[95]LC[95]Decrease[95]
Gila woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis 1,500,000[96] LC[96] Steady[96]
Black-backed woodpecker Picoides arcticus 1,700,000[97] LC[97] Steady[97]
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 1,800,000[98] LC[99] Decrease[99] While IUCN/BirdLife International do not report a population estimate, a population estimate for mature individuals is available from Partners in Flight.[98]
Red-naped sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 2,000,000[100] LC[100] Decrease[100]
Lesser spotted woodpeckerDryobates minor2,100,000-4,799,999[101]LC[101]Decrease[101]
Red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber 2,300,000[102] LC[102] Decrease[102]
Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 2,600,000[103] LC[103] Increase[103] IUCN/BirdLife International maintain this species in genus Hylatomus.
Black woodpeckerDryocopus martius3,540,000-6,490,000[104]LC[104]Decrease[104]
Eurasian wryneckJynx torquilla3,980,000-7,600,000[105]LC[105]Steady[105]
Three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 4,010,000-4,950,000[106] LC[106] ?[106] Note that IOC taxonomy splits this species into Eurasian and American three-toed woodpecker (P.dorsalis).[2]

IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within P. tridactylus.[25]
Crimson-crested woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos 5,000,000-50,000,000[107] LC[107] Decrease[107]
Lineated woodpeckerHylatomus lineatus5,000,000-50,000,000[108]LC[108]Increase[108]
White-fronted nunbird Monasa morphoeus 5,000,000-50,000,000[109] LC[109] Decrease[109]
Golden-fronted woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 5,300,000[110] LC[110] Steady[110]
Ladder-backed woodpecker Dryobates scalaris 5,500,000[111] LC[111] Steady Note that banner population estimate on IUCN reference is for U.S. & Canada only.
Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 7,500,000[112] LC[112] Increase[112] Note that banner population estimate on IUCN reference is for U.S. & Canada only.
Hairy woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus 8,900,000[113] LC[113] Increase[113]
Yellow-shafted flicker

(Northern flicker)

 Colaptes auratus 12,000,000[114] LC[114] Decrease[114] Note that IUCN/BirdLife International split northern flicker into yellow- and red-shafted flicker (C. cafer; unknown population).[25]

IOC maintains both species within C. auratus.[2]
Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 13,000,000[115] LC[115] Steady[115]
Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 14,000,000[116] LC[116] Increase[116]
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 14,000,000-17,000,000[117] LC[117] Increase[117]
Great spotted woodpeckerDendrocopos major49,000,000-78,000,000[118]LC[118]Decrease[118]

Species without population estimates

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