About the woodpeckers The twenty-two species of woodpeckers found in the US are from one family, Picidae. They all spend a lot of time on trees but some of them also gather food from the ground or by chasing insects in the air.

Woodpeckers	FOrder: Piciformes		Back to Home
Family: Picidae Genus: Melanerpes :Gila Woodpecker Golden-fronted Woodpecker	Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Lewis Woodpecker	Acorn Woodpecker	Genus: Dryocopus Pileated Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Genus: Colaptes Northern Flicker Northern Flicker (drinking) Northern Flicker
Genus: Sphyrapicus The Sapsuckers Red-breasted Sapsucker Williamson's Sapsucker	Red-naped Sapsucker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker		Genus: Picoides Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Nuttall's Woodpecker Ladder-backed Woodpecker White-headed Woodpecker

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Hummingbirds and Swifts		Order: Apodiformes e
Family: Apodidae Genus: Aeronautes White-throated Swift		Genus: Chaetura Chimney Swift		Family: Trochilidae Genus: Selasphorus Rufous Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
	Genus: Calypte Anna's Hummingbird Costa's Hummingbird	Genus: Archilochus Black-chinned Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Genus: Stellula Calliope Hummingbird		Genus: Cynanthus Broad-billed Hummingbird Genus: Amazilia Buff-bellied Hummingbird