# List of Piciformes by population

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.

## Species by global population

| Common name | Binomial name | Population | Status | Trend | Notes |
| Imperial woodpecker | Campephilus imperialis | 50 | CR | Unknown | Maximum estimate; possibly extinct. |
| Ivory-billed woodpecker | Campephilus principalis | 50 | CR | | Maximum estimate; possibly extinct. |
| Okinawa woodpecker | Dendrocopos noguchii | 150 – 584 | CR | | |
| Scarlet-banded barbet | Capito wallacei | 350 – 1500 | VU | | Found on the summit of a single mountain in Peru. |
| Three-toed jacamar | Jacamaralcyon tridactyla | 350 – 1500 | VU | | |
| Fernandina's flicker | Colaptes fernandinae | 600 – 800 | VU | | |
| Yellow-browed toucanet | Aulacorhynchus huallagae | 1000 – 2499 | EN | | |
| Knysna woodpecker | Campethera notata | 1500 – 5000 | NT | | |
| White-mantled barbet | Capito hypoleucus | 2500 – 9999 | VU | | |
| Arabian woodpecker | Dendrocopos dorae | 3500 – 15 000 | VU | | |
| Coppery-chested jacamar | Galbula pastazae | 3500 – 15 000 | VU | | |
| Helmeted woodpecker | Dryocopus galeatus | 3500 – 15 000 | VU | | |
| Sulu pygmy woodpecker | Dendrocopos ramsayi | 3500 – 15 000 | VU | | |
| Chaplin's barbet | Lybius chaplini | 7800 | VU | | Minimum estimate. |
| Black-bodied woodpecker | Dryocopus schulzi | 10 000 | NT | | Preliminary minimum estimate. |
| Red-cockaded woodpecker | Picoides borealis | 10 000 – 11 000 | VU | | Possibly underestimated. |
| Speckle-chested piculet | Picumnus steindachneri | 10 000 – 19 999 | EN | | |
| Chestnut-colored woodpecker | Celeus castaneus | 20 000 – 49 999 | LC | | |
| Grey-breasted woodpecker | Melanerpes hypopolius | 20 000 – 49 999 | LC | | |
| Grey-crowned woodpecker | Colaptes auricularis | 20 000 – 49 999 | LC | | |
| Strickland's woodpecker | Picoides stricklandi | 20 000 – 49 999 | LC | | |
| Guadeloupe woodpecker | Melanerpes herminieri | 24 000 | NT | | |
| Black-cheeked woodpecker | Melanerpes pucherani | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| Emerald toucanet | Aulacorhynchus prasinus | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| Golden-cheeked woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysogenys | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| Keel-billed toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| Pale-billed woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| Smoky-brown woodpecker | Picoides fumigatus | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| White-whiskered puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis | 50 000 – 499 999 | LC | | |
| Five-coloured barbet | Capito quinticolor | 85 000 – 250 000 | VU | | |
| Great slaty woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus | 260 000 – 550 000 | VU | | Possibly overestimated. |
| Middle spotted woodpecker | Dendrocopos medius | 420 000 – 930 000 | LC | | |
| Golden-olive woodpecker | Colaptes rubiginosus | 500 000 – 4 999 999 | LC | | |
| Rufous-tailed jacamar | Galbula ruficauda | 500 000 – 4 999 999 | LC | | |
| Ochraceous piculet | Picumnus limae | 1 000 000 | LC | | |
| White-backed woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | 1 000 000 – 7 000 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |
| Syrian woodpecker | Dendrocopos syriacus | 2 150 000 – 6 600 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |
| Grey-headed woodpecker | Picus canus | 2 250 000 – 19 200 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |
| Lesser spotted woodpecker | Dendrocopos minor | 2 760 000 – 13 200 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |
| Eurasian wryneck | Jynx torquilla | 3 550 000 – 15 600 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |
| Black woodpecker | Dryocopus martius | 4 530 000 – 16 800 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |
| Lineated woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | 5 000 000 – 50 000 000 | LC | | |
| Great spotted woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | 73 500 000 – 216 000 000 | LC | | Preliminary estimate. |