The Zoochat Photographic Guide To The Piciformes (Part III) - Woodpeckers and Honeyguides

Prodotiscus


Cassin's Honeyguide
(Prodotiscus insignis)

The range of this species extends throughout coastal West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Sierra Leone in the west to southern South Sudan, northern Uganda and northwest Kenya in the east, and south to northern Angola and southwest DRC in the west, and east-central DRC in the east; largely absent from central DRC and eastern Congo.

Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

P. i. flavodorsalis
P. i. insignis


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Green-backed Honeyguide
(Prodotiscus zambesiae)

The range of this species extends patchily throughout much of south-central and eastern Africa, from central and southeast Angola in the west, through northern Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi to central and southern Mozambique in the east, and north from here into southwest DRC, Tanzania and southern Kenya; a disjunct population is present in central Ethiopia.

Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

P. z. zambesiae
P. z. lathburyi
P. z. ellenbecki


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Wahlberg's Honeyguide
(Prodotiscus regulus)

The range of this species represents a highly-fragmented and patchy distribution of disjunct populations; throughout coastal West Africa; in central and northwest Ethiopia; throughout eastern and southern Africa from southern Kenya, northern and northwest Tanzania and southernmost Uganda in the north, through southeast DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique to Swaziland and South Africa to the Western Cape; and in west-central Angola.

Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

P. r. regulus
P. r. camerunensis


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Melignomon


Zenker's Honeyguide
(Melignomon zenkeri)

The range of this species extends throughout the Congo Basin, from southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and northwest Gabon in the west, to northeast DRC and immediately-adjacent western Uganda and Rwanda in the east.

Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Yellow-footed Honeyguide
(Melignomon eisentrauti)

The range of this species represents several highly-disjunct populations in coastal West Africa; in northern Liberia and eastern Sierra Leone; in southern Ghana; in southwest Cameroon; and in west-central Ivory Coast.

Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Indicator


Dwarf Honeyguide
(Indicator pumilio)

Endemic to the Albertine Rift of southwest Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and immediately-adjacent eastern DRC.

Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Willcocks's Honeyguide
(Indicator willcocksi)

The range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations in coastal West Africa and the Congo Basin; from Guinea-Bissau to southeast Ghana; and from southern Nigeria in the west to South Sudan in the east, and south to Gabon in the west to southeast DRC in the east.

Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. w. ansorgei
I. w. willcocksi
I. w. hutsoni


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Pallid Honeyguide
(Indicator meliphilus)

The range of this species represents a pair of widely-disjunct populations in south-central and eastern Africa; throughout southern Kenya, northern Tanzania and immediately-adjacent south-central Uganda; and throughout northern Zambia and immediately-adjacent southern DRC, west into east-central Angola and south into Malawi, northern Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.

Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. m. meliphilus
I. m. angolensis


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Least Honeyguide
(Indicator exilis)

The range of this species extends throughout coastal West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Senegal in the west to southwest South Sudan in the east, and south to west-central Angola in the west, and southeast DRC and western Zambia in the east; largely absent from central DRC.

Four subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. e. exilis
I. e. poensis
I. e. pachyrhynchus
I. e. cerophagus


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Thick-billed Honeyguide
(Indicator conirostris)

The range of this species extends throughout coastal West Africa and the Congo Basin, from southeast Sierra Leone in the west to west-central Kenya in the east, and south to northern Angola in the west, and east-central and southeast DRC in the east.

Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. c. ussheri
I. c. conirostris


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Lesser Honeyguide
(Indicator minor)

The range of this species extends throughout the majority of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, and south to the Western Cape; only very patchily present in the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of eastern Africa; largely absent from the Congo Basin, and the Kalahari of Namibia, South Africa and Botswana.

Six subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. m. senegalensis
I. m.riggenbachi
I. m. diadematus
I. m.damarensis
I. m. teitensis
I. m. minor


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Spotted Honeyguide
(Indicator maculatus)

The range of this species extends throughout coastal West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Senegal and Liberia in the west to southwest South Sudan in the east, and south to westernmost DRC and northwest Angola in the west and east-central DRC in the east.

Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. m. maculatus
I. m. stictithorax


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Scaly-throated Honeyguide
(Indicator variegatus)

The range of this species extends in a patchy and fragmented distribution throughout much of eastern Africa from southern Ethiopia in the north to the Eastern Cape of South Africa in the south, and west through Zambia and southern DRC to central and western Angola.

Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
(Indicator xanthonotus)

The range of this species extends patchily throughout the Himalayas from central Nepal in the west, through Bhutan and Assam to northern Myanmar and south-east Tibet in the east; disjunct populations occur in northwest India and northeast Pakistan, although the latter population may have been extirpated.

Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:

I. x. xanthonotus
I. x. radcliffii


No photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Malaysian Honeyguide
(Indicator archipelagicus)

The range of this species extends throughout the Malay Peninsula, and patchily into Sumatra and Borneo.

Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.


Greater Honeyguide
(Indicator indicator)

The range of this species extends throughout the majority of sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone in the west to Eritrea, Ethiopia and northwest Somalia in the east, and south to the Western Cape; only very patchily present in the Horn of Africa and northern Mozambique; largely absent from the Congo Basin, and Namibia, western South Africa and Botswana.

Monotypic.

Photograph by @Hix

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Melichneutes


Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
(Melichneutes robustus)

The range of this species represents a pair of highly-disjunct populations; from eastern Sierra Leone and Guinea to southwest Ivory Coast; and throughout the Congo Basin from the extreme southeast of Nigeria and adjacent eastern Cameroon in the west to southeast Central African Republic and northeast DRC in the east, and south to western DRC and extreme northwest Angola in the west and east-central DRC in the east.

Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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And with that, another successful photographic guide project comes to a close - but as usual, I'll conclude the thread with a look at how well-represented the various families covered are in the Zoochat gallery. This will cover all members of the Piciformes across the three threads which have discussed the order, not merely those which have been highlighted in this concluding thread.

Hopefully, in highlighting the species which we are still missing from the gallery we may be able to prompt the addition of further species - or indeed subspecies! Every little bit helps :)

After these concluding posts, I aim to finish my photographic index of mammalian families, before starting a photographic guide covering the Coraciiformes, Bucerotiformes and allied orders - or in other words, a thread covering all remaining members of the Coraciimorphae barring the Piciformes. A preliminary look through the gallery suggests that we have a pretty good level of representation for large swathes of this group - so hopefully said thread will prompt plenty of discussion and engagement!
 
GALBULIDAE: 2/18 species represented (11.11% representation)


Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus)
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White-throated Jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis)
Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris)
Pale-headed Jacamar (Brachygalba goeringi)
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni)
----
Three-toed Jacamar (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla)
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Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris)
Blue-cheeked Jacamar (Galbula cyanicollis)
Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula)
White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea)
Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens)
Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae)
Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax)
Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra)
Paradise Jacamar (Galbula dea)
----
Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus)
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I aim to finish my photographic index of mammalian families
Do you plan on still writing those explanatory texts on why you chose the specific species or do those take up too much time.
Also plans on making an index for birds when they're done? And any plans on making guides for some of the less speciose families/orders of Sauria like crocodiles, pythons, etc or something similar to your herps of Europe but for other regions?
 
BUCCONIDAE: 3/36 species represented (8.33% representation)


White-necked Puffbird
(Notharchus hyperrhynchus)
Guianan Puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos)
Buff-bellied Puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni)
Black-breasted Puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis)
Brown-banded Puffbird (Notharchus ordii)
Pied Puffbird (Notharchus tectus)
----

Chestnut-capped Puffbird (Bucco macrodactylus)
Spotted Puffbird (Bucco tamatia)
Sooty-capped Puffbird (Bucco noanamae)
Collared Puffbird (Bucco capensis)
----

Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
Western Striolated-Puffbird (Nystalus obamai)
Eastern Striolated-Puffbird (Nystalus striolatus)
Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus)
----

Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis)
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White-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila fusca)
Semicollared Puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta)
Rufous-necked Puffbird (Malacoptila rufa)
White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
Black-streaked Puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis)
----

Lanceolated Monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata)
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Rusty-breasted Nunlet (Nonnula rubecula)
Fulvous-chinned Nunlet (Nonnula sclateri)
Brown Nunlet (Nonnula brunnea)
Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis)
Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla)
Chestnut-headed Nunlet (Nonnula amaurocephala)
----

White-faced Nunbird (Hapaloptila castanea)
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Black Nunbird (Monasa atra)
White-fronted Nunbird (Monasa morphoeus)
Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris)
----

Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

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MEGALAIMIDAE: 19/34 species represented (55.88% representation)


Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii)
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Malabar Barbet (Psilopogon malabaricus)
Crimson-fronted Barbet (Psilopogon rubricapillus)
Little Barbet (Psilopogon australis)
Bornean Barbet (Psilopogon eximius)
Red-vented Barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri)
Yellow-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon henricii)
White-cheeked Barbet (Psilopogon viridis)
Golden-throated Barbet (Psilopogon franklinii)
Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis)
Mountain Barbet (Psilopogon monticola)
Brown-throated Barbet (Psilopogon corvinus)
Moustached Barbet (Psilopogon incognitus)
Chinese Barbet (Psilopogon faber)
Turquoise-throated Barbet (Psilopogon chersonesus)
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LYBIIDAE: 19/41 species represented (46.34% representation)


Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachyphonus purpuratus)
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Grey-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei)
Sladen's Barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni)
Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli)
Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco peli)
----
White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis)
Anchieta's Barbet (Stactolaema anchietae)
Green Barbet
(Stactolaema olivacea)
----
Speckled Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus)
Green Tinkerbird
(Pogoniulus simplex)
Western Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea)
Red-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus)
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus)
----
Yellow-spotted Barbet (Buccanodon duchaillui)
----
Hairy-breasted Barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta)
Miombo Barbet (Tricholaema frontata)
Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas)
----
Vieillot's Barbet (Lybius vieilloti)
Chaplin's Barbet (Lybius chaplini)
Red-faced Barbet (Lybius rubrifacies)
Black-backed Barbet (Lybius minor)
Black-breasted Barbet (Lybius rolleti)
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CAPITONIDAE: 6/14 species represented (42.86% representation)


Scarlet-crowned Barbet (Capito aurovirens)
Black-girdled Barbet
(Capito dayi)
Orange-fronted Barbet (Capito squamatus)
White-mantled Barbet (Capito hypoleucus)
Scarlet-banded Barbet (Capito wallacei)
Five-coloured Barbet (Capito quinticolor)
Brown-chested Barbet (Capito brunneipectus)
----
Scarlet-hooded Barbet (Eubucco tucinkae)
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SEMNORNITHIDAE: 2/2 species represented (100.00% representation)


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RAMPHASTIDAE: 27/36 species represented (75.00% representation)


Yellow-browed Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus huallagae)
Groove-billed Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus)
Tepui Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus whitelianus)
----
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca)
Hooded Mountain-Toucan (Andigena cucullata)
----
Yellow-eared Toucanet (S. spectabilis)
Gould's Toucanet (S. gouldii)
Tawny-tufted Toucanet (S. nattereri)
----
Red-necked Aracari (P. bitorquatus)
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PICIDAE: 88/234 species represented (37.61% representation)


Rufous-necked Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis)
----
Bar-breasted Piculet (Picumnus aurifrons)
Orinoco Piculet (Picumnus pumilus)
Lafresnaye's Piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi)
Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis)
Ecuadorian Piculet (Picumnus sclateri)
Scaled Piculet (Picumnus squamulatus)
White-bellied Piculet (Picumnus spilogaster)
Arrowhead Piculet (Picumnus minutissimus)
Spotted Piculet (Picumnus pygmaeus)
Speckle-chested Piculet (Picumnus steindachneri)
Varzea Piculet (Picumnus varzeae)
White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus)
Ocellated Piculet (Picumnus dorbignyanus)
White-wedged Piculet (Picumnus albosquamatus)
Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus)
Rufous-breasted Piculet (Picumnus rufiventris)
Tawny Piculet (Picumnus fulvescens)
Ochraceous Piculet (Picumnus limae)
Mottled Piculet (Picumnus nebulosus)
Plain-breasted Piculet (Picumnus castelnau)
Fine-barred Piculet (Picumnus subtilis)
Olivaceous Piculet (Picumnus olivaceus)
Greyish Piculet (Picumnus granadensis)
Chestnut Piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus)
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African Piculet (Verreauxia africana)
----
Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis)
White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea)
----
Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)
----
Grey-and-Buff Woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus)
Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)
----
Cuban Green Woodpecker (Xiphidiopicus percussus)
----
Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri)
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons)
Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher)
Jamaican Woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus)
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys)
Grey-breasted Woodpecker (Melanerpes hypopolius)
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris)
----
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
----
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus temminckii)
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus)
Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus ramsayi)
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus)
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus)
----
Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes auriceps)
Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes dorae)
----
Abyssinian Woodpecker (Chloropicus abyssinicus)
Melancholy Woodpecker (Chloropicus lugubris)
Gabon Woodpecker (Chloropicus gabonensis)
Elliot's Woodpecker (Chloropicus elliotii)
Little Grey Woodpecker (Chloropicus elachus)
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker (Chloropicus poecilolaemus)
Fire-bellied Woodpecker (Chloropicus pyrrhogaster)
Golden-crowned Woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus)
Stierling's Woodpecker (Chloropicus stierling)
Brown-backed Woodpecker (Chloropicus obsoletus)
Mountain Grey Woodpecker (Chloropicus spodocephalus)
Olive Woodpecker (Chloropicus griseocephalus)
----
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
Okinawa Woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii)
White-winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis)
Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis)
----
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius)
Smoky-brown Woodpecker (Dryobates fumigatus)
Strickland's Woodpecker (Dryobates stricklandi)
Red-rumped Woodpecker (Dryobates kirkii)
Golden-collared Woodpecker (Dryobates cassini)
White-spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates spilogaster)
Checkered Woodpecker (Dryobates mixtus)
Striped Woodpecker (Dryobates lignarius)
Blood-coloured Woodpecker (Dryobates sanguineus)
Little Woodpecker (Dryobates passerinus)
Dot-fronted Woodpecker (Dryobates frontalis)
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates callonotus)
Yellow-vented Woodpecker (Dryobates dignus)
Bar-bellied Woodpecker (Dryobates nigriceps)
Red-stained Woodpecker (Dryobates affinis)
Choco Woodpecker (Dryobates chocoensis)
Yellow-eared Woodpecker (Dryobates maculifrons)
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Bay Woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
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Javan Flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus)
Luzon Flameback (Chrysocolaptes haematribon)
Yellow-faced Flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus)
Buff-spotted Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
Red-headed Flameback (Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus)
Crimson-backed Flameback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi)
----
Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens)
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (Campephilus haematogaster)
Cream-backed Woodpecker (Campephilus leucopogon)
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)
Imperial Woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis)
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Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
----
Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis)
----
Pale-headed Woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
Bamboo Woodpecker (Gecinulus viridis)
----
Himalayan Flameback (Dinopium shorii)
Spot-throated Flameback (Dinopium everetti)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
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Crimson-winged Woodpecker (Picus puniceus)
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
Red-collared Woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
Streak-breasted Woodpecker (Picus viridanus)
Levaillant's Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii)
----
Brown-eared Woodpecker (Campethera caroli)
Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera nivosa)
Tullberg's Woodpecker (Campethera tullbergi)
Little Green Woodpecker (Campethera maculosa)
Green-backed Woodpecker (Campethera cailliautii)
Fine-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera punctuligera)
Bennett's Woodpecker (Campethera bennettii)
Reichenow's Woodpecker (Campethera scriptoricauda)
Knysna Woodpecker (Campethera notata)
Golden-tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni)
Mombasa Woodpecker (Campethera mombassica)
----
Ashy Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus)
Northern Sooty-Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris)
Southern Sooty-Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fuliginosus)
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Black-bodied Woodpecker (Dryocopus schulzii)
Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei)
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Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus)
Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus)
Helmeted Woodpecker (Celeus galeatus)
Waved Woodpecker (Celeus undatus)
Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis)
Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni)
Ochre-backed Woodpecker (Celeus ochraceus)
Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans)
Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris)
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Rufous-winged Woodpecker (Piculus simplex)
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (Piculus callopterus)
White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus)
Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae)
Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula)
Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros)
White-browed Woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus)
----
Grey-crowned Woodpecker (Colaptes auricularis)
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii)
Black-necked Woodpecker (Colaptes atricollis)
Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula)
Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)
Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius)
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INDICATORIDAE: 1/17 species represented (5.88% representation)


Cassin's Honeyguide (Prodotiscus insignis)
Green-backed Honeyguide (Prodotiscus zambesiae)
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
(Prodotiscus regulus)
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Zenker's Honeyguide (Melignomon zenkeri)
Yellow-footed Honeyguide (Melignomon eisentrauti)
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Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio)
Willcocks's Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi)
Pallid Honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus)
Least Honeyguide (Indicator exilis)
Thick-billed Honeyguide (Indicator conirostris)
Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)
Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus)
Scaly-throated Honeyguide (Indicator variegatus)
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)
Malaysian Honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus)
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Lyre-tailed Honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus)
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Do you plan on still writing those explanatory texts on why you chose the specific species or do those take up too much time.

Possibly; it's more a mental energy thing than a time thing.

Also plans on making an index for birds when they're done?

No, because it's highly highly unlikely that birds will ever *be* finished and there would be far too many unrepresented families.

And any plans on making guides for some of the less speciose families/orders of Sauria like crocodiles, pythons, etc or something similar to your herps of Europe but for other regions?

Might do scattered reptile or amphibian groups, but nothing comprehensive methinks given the scope of such groups and my more-limited knowledge in this regard - and certainly no other geographic herpetological threads, as the existing one is very much reliant on the fact I actually have a resource to consult as a guide, which I wouldn't have for other regions of the world.
 
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