page_title: List of birds of Bangladesh
section_title: Woodpeckers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Bangladesh / Woodpeckers
caption_attribution_description: Hemicircus canente English: Heart-spotted woodpecker at Khao Yai, Thailand Français&#160;: Pic canente, Khao Yai, Thaïlande
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bangladesh. The avifauna of Bangladesh include a total of 809 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 51 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bangladesh.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bangladesh
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Bangladesh as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Bangladesh although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae
  Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
  Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
  Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
  White-browed piculet, Sasia ochracea
  Heart-spotted woodpecker, Hemicircus canente (A)
  Brown-capped woodpecker, Yungipicus nanus (A)
  Gray-capped woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
  Yellow-crowned woodpecker, Leiopicus mahrattensis
  Fulvous-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei
  Rufous-bellied woodpecker, Dendrocopos hyperythrus
  Bay woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis
  Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
  Rufous woodpecker, Micropternus brachyurus
  Pale-headed woodpecker, Gecinulus grantia
  Himalayan flameback, Dinopium shorii
  Common flameback, Dinopium javanense
  Black-rumped flameback, Dinopium benghalense
  Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
  Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus
  Streak-breasted woodpecker, Picus viridanus
  Laced woodpecker, Picus vittatus
  Gray-headed woodpecker, Picus canus
  Greater yellownape, Chrysophlegma flavinucha
  Great slaty woodpecker, Mulleripicus pulverulentus
caption: Heart-spotted woodpecker, Hemicircus canente
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