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.

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

Species by global population

Common name Binomial name Population Status TrendNotesImage
Imperial woodpecker Campephilus imperialis50 [1] CR [1] Unknown [1] Maximum estimate; possibly extinct. [1] Campephilus imperialis MNB 19265 DSCF5231.png
Ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis50 [2] CR [2] Decrease2.svg [2] Maximum estimate; possibly extinct. [2] Ivory-billed Woodpecker by Jerry A. Payne.jpg
Okinawa woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii 150 – 584 [3] CR [3] Decrease2.svg [3]
Scarlet-banded barbet Capito wallacei350 – 1500 [4] VU [4] Steady2.svg [4] Found on the summit of a single mountain in Peru. [4]
Three-toed jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla350 – 1500 [5] VU [5] Decrease2.svg [5] Jacamaralcyon tridactyla Keulemans.jpg
Fernandina's flicker Colaptes fernandinae600 – 800 [6] VU [6] Decrease2.svg [6] Fernandinas Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae).jpg
Yellow-browed toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae1000 – 2499 [7] EN [7] Decrease2.svg [7] Yellow-browed Toucanet.jpg
Knysna woodpecker Campethera notata1500 – 5000 [8] NT [8] Decrease2.svg [8]
White-mantled barbet Capito hypoleucus2500 – 9999 [9] VU [9] Decrease2.svg [9] Capito hypoleucus.jpg
Arabian woodpecker Dendropicos dorae10,000-19,999 [10] NT [10] Decrease2.svg [10]
Coppery-chested jacamar Galbula pastazae3500 – 15 000 [11] VU [11] Decrease2.svg [11] Galbula pastazae (female)-NBII Image Gallery-a00279.jpg
Helmeted woodpecker Celeus galeatus700-21,000
(best estimate: 3,600)
[12]
VU [12] Decrease2.svg [12]
Sulu pygmy woodpecker Picoides ramsayi2,500-9,999 [13] VU [13] Decrease2.svg [13]
Chaplin's barbet Lybius chaplini 7800 [14] VU [14] Decrease2.svg [14] Minimum estimate. [14] Barbet-zambian.jpg
Black-bodied woodpecker Hylatomus schulzii10,000 [15] NT [15] Decrease2.svg [15] Preliminary minimum estimate. [15]
Red-cockaded woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis19,000 [16] NT [16] Decrease2.svg [16] Possibly underestimated. [16] Picoides borealis -Mississippi, USA -feeding-8.jpg
Speckle-chested piculet Picumnus steindachneri10 000 – 19 999 [17] EN [17] Decrease2.svg [17] Picumnus steindachneri Smit.jpg
Chestnut-colored woodpecker Celeus castaneus50,000-499,999 [18] LC [18] Steady2.svg [18] Celeus castaneus -Costa Rica -male-8.jpg
Grey-breasted woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius20 000 – 49 999 [19] LC [19] Steady2.svg [19]
Grey-crowned woodpecker Colaptes auricularis20 000 – 49 999 [20] LC [20] Steady2.svg [20]
Strickland's woodpecker Leuconotopicus stricklandi20,000-49,999 [21] LC [21] Decrease2.svg [21]
Guadeloupe woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri24 000 [22] NT [22] Decrease2.svg [22] Melanerpes herminieri 1849.jpg
Black-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani50 000 – 499 999 [23] LC [23] Steady2.svg [23] Melanerpes pucherani -Costa Rica -female-8.jpg
Emerald toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus50 000 – 499 999 [24] LC [24] Decrease2.svg [24] Aulacorhynchus prasinus -Belize Zoo -upper body-8a.jpg
Golden-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys50 000 – 499 999 [25] LC [25] Steady2.svg [25] Golden-cheeked Woodpecker.jpg
Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus50 000 – 499 999 [26] LC [26] Decrease2.svg [26] Keel-billed toucan woodland.jpg
Pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis50 000 – 499 999 [27] LC [27] Steady2.svg [27] Pale-billed woodpecker, Costa Rica.jpg
Smoky-brown woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus50,000-499,999 [28] LC [28] Decrease2.svg [28] Veniliornis fumigatus -NW Ecuador-6.jpg
White-whiskered puffbird Malacoptila panamensis50 000 – 499 999 [29] LC [29] Steady2.svg [29]
Five-coloured barbet Capito quinticolor85 000 – 250 000 [30] VU [30] Decrease2.svg [30]
Great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus260 000 – 550 000 [31] VU [31] Decrease2.svg [31] Possibly overestimated. [31]
Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos medius420 000 – 930 000 [32] LC [32] Increase2.svg [32] Middle Spotted Woodpecker-Mindaugas Urbonas-2.jpg
Golden-olive woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus500 000 – 4 999 999 [33] LC [33] Steady2.svg [33] Golden-Olive Woodpecker.jpg
Rufous-tailed jacamar Galbula ruficauda500 000 – 4 999 999 [34] LC [34] Decrease2.svg [34] Galbula ruficauda ruficauda 1.jpg
Ochraceous piculet Picumnus limae1 000 000 [35] LC [35] Decrease2.svg [35]
White-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos1 000 000 – 7 000 000 [36] LC [36] Decrease2.svg [36] Preliminary estimate. [36] Dendrocopos leucotos 2.jpg
Syrian woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus2 150 000 – 6 600 000 [37] LC [37] Increase2.svg [37] Preliminary estimate. [37] Ciocanitoarea1.JPG
Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus2 250 000 – 19 200 000 [38] LC [38] Decrease2.svg [38] Preliminary estimate. [38] Grey-headed Woodpecker.jpg
Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor2,100,000-4,799,999 [39] LC [39] Decrease2.svg [39] Preliminary estimate. [39] DendrocoposMinorNaturalHabitat.jpg
Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla 3 550 000 – 15 600 000 [40] LC [40] Decrease2.svg [40] Preliminary estimate. [40] Jynx torquilla vlaskop cropped.jpg
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius4 530 000 – 16 800 000 [41] LC [41] Increase2.svg [41] Preliminary estimate. [41] BlackWoods.jpg
Lineated woodpecker Hylatomus lineatus5 000 000 – 50 000 000 [42] LC [42] Increase2.svg [42] PICA-PAU-DE-BANDA-BRANCA (Dryocopus lineatus).jpg
Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major73 500 000 – 216 000 000 [43] LC [43] Increase2.svg [43] Preliminary estimate. [43] Dendrocopos major -Durham, England -female-8.jpg

See also

References

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