Draft:List of Picidae by weight

This list is not comprehensive.

Species by weight range edit

Common name Binomial name Weight (g) Status Image
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 26-50 LC  
Red-throated wryneck Jynx ruficollis 46-59 LC  
Speckled piculet Picumnus innominatus 9-13 LC  
Bar-breasted piculet Picumnus aurifrons 8-10 LC  
Lafresnaye's piculet Picumnus lafresnayi 9-10 LC  
Orinoco piculet Picumnus pumilus 9-10 LC  
Golden-spangled piculet Picumnus exilis 8.5-10 LC  
Ecuadorian piculet Picumnus sclateri 10-12 LC  
Scaled piculet Picumnus squamulatus 7-12 LC  
White-bellied piculet Picumnus spilogaster 7-12 VU  
Arrowhead piculet Picumnus minutissimus 11-16 LC  
Speckle-chested piculet Picumnus steindachneri 10 EN  
White-barred piculet Picumnus cirratus 6.3-12 LC  
Ocellated piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus 7-11 LC  
Ochre-collared piculet Picumnus temminckii 10-12.5 LC  
White-wedged piculet Picumnus albosquamatus 9-11 LC  
Rufous-breasted piculet Picumnus rufiventris 12-21 LC  
Ochraceous piculet Picumnus limae 8-12 LC  
Mottled piculet Picumnus nebulosus 11-12 NT  
Plain-breasted piculet Picumnus castelnau 11-12 LC  
Fine-barred piculet Picumnus subtilis 10-11 LC  
Olivaceous piculet Picumnus olivaceus 10-15 LC  
Greyish piculet Picumnus granadensis 12-13 LC  
Rufous piculet Sasia abnormis 9.2 LC  
White-browed piculet Sasia ochracea 8-11 LC  
Antillean piculet Nesoctites micromegas 26-33 LC  
Heart-spotted woodpecker Hemicircus canente 37-50 LC  
White woodpecker Melanerpes candidus 98-131 LC  
Lewis's woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 88-139 LC  
Guadeloupe woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri 69-97 LC  
Puerto Rican woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis 56 LC  
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 56-97 LC  
Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 65-90 LC  
Black-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 42-68 LC  
Hispaniolan woodpecker Melanerpes striatus 65-92 LC  
Jamaican woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus 92-131 LC  
Golden-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys 55-88 LC  
Grey-breasted woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius 46-54 LC  
Red-crowned woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus 40-65 LC  
Hoffmann's woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii 62-84 LC  
Golden-fronted woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 65-102 LC  
Velasquez's woodpecker Melanerpes santacruzi 65-102 LC  
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 56-91 LC  
West Indian woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris 48-126 LC  
Williamson's sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus 44-55 LC  
Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 35-62 LC  
Red-naped sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 32-66 LC  
Cuban green woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus 48-97 LC  
Buff-spotted woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus 30-49 LC
Ground woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 120 NT  
Fine-spotted woodpecker Campethera punctuligera 56-74 LC  
Bennett's woodpecker Campethera bennettii 61-84 LC  
Golden-tailed woodpecker Campethera abingoni 55-70 LC  
Mombasa woodpecker Campethera mombassica 50-71 LC  
Little green woodpecker Campethera maculosa 54 LC
Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus nanus 13-17 LC  
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus 20-32 LC  
Philippine pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus maculatus 22-30 LC  
American three-toed woodpecker Picoides dorsalis 55 LC  
Black-backed woodpecker Picoides arcticus 60-88 LC  
Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius 50-80 LC  
Yellow-crowned woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis 28-46 LC  
Speckle-breasted woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus 25-30 LC  
Abyssinian woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus 23-26 LC  
Gabon woodpecker Dendropicos gabonensis 24-30 LC  
Nuttall's woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii 30-45 LC  
Ladder-backed woodpecker Dryobates scalaris 21-48 LC  
Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 20-33 LC  
Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor 17-25 LC  
Little woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus 24-37 LC  
Dot-fronted woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis 30-40 LC  
White-spotted woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster 35-45 LC  
Checkered woodpecker Veniliornis mixtus 30-37 LC  
Striped woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius 35-39 LC  
Scarlet-backed woodpecker Veniliornis callonotus 23-33 LC  
Yellow-vented woodpecker Veniliornis dignus 35-46 LC  
Bar-bellied woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps 39-46 LC  
Blood-colored woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus 23-30 LC  
Red-rumped woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii 30-42 LC  
Red-stained woodpecker Veniliornis affinis 32-44 LC  
Chocó woodpecker Veniliornis chocoensis 30 NT
Golden-collared woodpecker Veniliornis cassini 24-38 LC  
Red-cockaded woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis 40-56 LC  
Smoky-brown woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus 31-50 LC  
Hairy woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus 40-95 LC  
Smoky-brown woodpecker Leuconotopicus fumigatus 31-50 LC  
Stripe-breasted woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus 42-52 LC  
Himalayan woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis 57-85 LC  
Sind woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis 42-64 LC  
Rufous-winged woodpecker Piculus simplex 51-55 LC  
White-throated woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus 69 LC  
Yellow-throated woodpecker Piculus flavigula 44-63 LC  
Golden-green woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros 55-91 LC  
Yellow-browed woodpecker Piculus aurulentus 22-68 NT  
Grey-crowned woodpecker Colaptes auricularis 65 LC  
Crimson-mantled woodpecker Colaptes rivolii 85-112 LC  
Black-necked woodpecker Colaptes atricollis 73-90 LC  
Spot-breasted woodpecker Colaptes punctigula 50-79 LC  
Green-barred woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros 80-178 LC  
Northern flicker Colaptes auratus 86-167 LC  
Chilean flicker Colaptes pitius 100-163 LC  
Campo flicker Colaptes campestris 150 LC  
Cinnamon woodpecker Celeus loricatus 74-83 LC  
Waved woodpecker Celeus undatus 58-75 LC  
Chestnut-colored woodpecker Celeus castaneus 80-105 LC  
Chestnut woodpecker Celeus elegans 93-168 LC  
Pale-crested woodpecker Celeus lugubris 112-157 LC  
Blond-crested woodpecker Celeus flavescens 110-165 LC  
Cream-colored woodpecker Celeus flavus 95-200 LC  
Rufous-headed woodpecker Celeus spectabilis 111 LC  
Kaempfer's woodpecker Celeus obrieni 85-105 VU  
Ringed woodpecker Celeus torquatus 107-135  
Helmeted woodpecker Celeus galeatus 124-150 VU  
Lineated woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 136-264 LC  
Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 225-400 LC  
White-bellied woodpecker Dryocopus javensis 197-350 LC  
Andaman woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei 156-255 VU  
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius 250-400 LC  
Splendid woodpecker Campephilus splendens 225-250 NT  
Crimson-bellied woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster 225-250 LC  
Red-necked woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis 178-236 LC  
Robust woodpecker Campephilus robustus 230-294 LC  
Crimson-crested woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos 225-281 LC  
Pale-billed woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 205-282 LC  
Guayaquil woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis 230-253 LC  
Cream-backed woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon 203-281 LC  
Magellanic woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus 276-369 LC  
Black-headed woodpecker Picus erythropygius 100-135 LC  
Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus 125 LC  
Bay woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis 126-170 LC  
Great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus 360-563 VU  

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