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.

Species by global population[]

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Imperial woodpecker	Campephilus imperialis	50[1]	CR[1]	Unknown[1]	Maximum estimate; possibly extinct.[1]
Ivory-billed woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	50[2]	CR[2]	[2]	Maximum estimate; possibly extinct.[2]
Okinawa woodpecker	Dendrocopos noguchii	150 – 584 [3]	CR[3]	[3]
Scarlet-banded barbet	Capito wallacei	350 – 1500[4]	VU[4]	[4]	Found on the summit of a single mountain in Peru.[4]
Three-toed jacamar	Jacamaralcyon tridactyla	350 – 1500[5]	VU[5]	[5]
Fernandina's flicker	Colaptes fernandinae	600 – 800[6]	VU[6]	[6]
Yellow-browed toucanet	Aulacorhynchus huallagae	1000 – 2499[7]	EN[7]	[7]
Knysna woodpecker	Campethera notata	1500 – 5000[8]	NT[8]	[8]
White-mantled barbet	Capito hypoleucus	2500 – 9999[9]	VU[9]	[9]
Arabian woodpecker	Dendrocopos dorae	3500 – 15 000[10]	VU[10]	[10]
Coppery-chested jacamar	Galbula pastazae	3500 – 15 000[11]	VU[11]	[11]
Helmeted woodpecker	Dryocopus galeatus	3500 – 15 000[12]	VU[12]	[12]
Sulu pygmy woodpecker	Dendrocopos ramsayi	3500 – 15 000[13]	VU[13]	[13]
Chaplin's barbet	Lybius chaplini	7800[14]	VU[14]	[14]	Minimum estimate.[14]
Black-bodied woodpecker	Dryocopus schulzi	10 000[15]	NT[15]	[15]	Preliminary minimum estimate.[15]
Red-cockaded woodpecker	Picoides borealis	10 000 – 11 000[16]	VU[16]	[16]	Possibly underestimated.[16]
Speckle-chested piculet	Picumnus steindachneri	10 000 – 19 999[17]	EN[17]	[17]
Chestnut-colored woodpecker	Celeus castaneus	20 000 – 49 999[18]	LC[18]	[18]
Grey-breasted woodpecker	Melanerpes hypopolius	20 000 – 49 999[19]	LC[19]	[19]
Grey-crowned woodpecker	Colaptes auricularis	20 000 – 49 999[20]	LC[20]	[20]
Strickland's woodpecker	Picoides stricklandi	20 000 – 49 999[21]	LC[21]	[21]
Guadeloupe woodpecker	Melanerpes herminieri	24 000[22]	NT[22]	[22]
Black-cheeked woodpecker	Melanerpes pucherani	50 000 – 499 999[23]	LC[23]	[23]
Emerald toucanet	Aulacorhynchus prasinus	50 000 – 499 999[24]	LC[24]	[24]
Golden-cheeked woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysogenys	50 000 – 499 999[25]	LC[25]	[25]
Keel-billed toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	50 000 – 499 999[26]	LC[26]	[26]
Pale-billed woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	50 000 – 499 999[27]	LC[27]	[27]
Smoky-brown woodpecker	Picoides fumigatus	50 000 – 499 999[28]	LC[28]	[28]
White-whiskered puffbird	Malacoptila panamensis	50 000 – 499 999[29]	LC[29]	[29]
Five-coloured barbet	Capito quinticolor	85 000 – 250 000[30]	VU[30]	[30]
Great slaty woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	260 000 – 550 000[31]	VU[31]	[31]	Possibly overestimated.[31]
Middle spotted woodpecker	Dendrocopos medius	420 000 – 930 000 [32]	LC[32]	[32]
Golden-olive woodpecker	Colaptes rubiginosus	500 000 – 4 999 999[33]	LC[33]	[33]
Rufous-tailed jacamar	Galbula ruficauda	500 000 – 4 999 999[34]	LC[34]	[34]
Ochraceous piculet	Picumnus limae	1 000 000[35]	LC[35]	[35]
White-backed woodpecker	Dendrocopos leucotos	1 000 000 – 7 000 000[36]	LC[36]	[36]	Preliminary estimate.[36]
Syrian woodpecker	Dendrocopos syriacus	2 150 000 – 6 600 000[37]	LC[37]	[37]	Preliminary estimate.[37]
Grey-headed woodpecker	Picus canus	2 250 000 – 19 200 000[38]	LC[38]	[38]	Preliminary estimate.[38]
Lesser spotted woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	2 760 000 – 13 200 000 [39]	LC[39]	[39]	Preliminary estimate.[39]
Eurasian wryneck	Jynx torquilla	3 550 000 – 15 600 000[40]	LC[40]	[40]	Preliminary estimate.[40]
Black woodpecker	Dryocopus martius	4 530 000 – 16 800 000[41]	LC[41]	[41]	Preliminary estimate.[41]
Lineated woodpecker	Dryocopus lineatus	5 000 000 – 50 000 000[42]	LC[42]	[42]
Great spotted woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	73 500 000 – 216 000 000[43]	LC[43]	[43]	Preliminary estimate.[43]

See also[]

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population

References[]