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Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives (Piciformes)

Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 67 living genera with a little over 400 species, of which the Picidae (woodpeckers and relatives) make up about half. The Galbulidae and Bucconidae are often separated into a distinct Galbuliformes order. Analysis of nuclear genes confirms that they form a lineage of their own, but suggests that they are better treated as a suborder

 

Jacamars and puffbirds (Galbulae)

  1. Family Galbulidae - jacamars (18 species)
  2. Family Bucconidae - puffbirds, nunbirds and nunlets (some 30 species)

Barbets, toucans, woodpeckers and relatives (Pici)

  1. Family Lybiidae - African barbets (about 40 species, recently split from Capitonidae)
  2. Family Megalaimidae - Asian barbets (about 25 species, recently split from Capitonidae)
  3. Family Ramphastidae - toucans (about 40 species)
  4. Family Semnornithidae - toucan-barbets (2 species, recently split from Capitonidae)
  5. Family Capitonidae - American barbets (about 15 species)
  6. Family Picidae - woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks (over 200 species)
  7. Family Indicatoridae - honeyguides (17 species)

Toucans (Ramphastidae )

Green toucanets (Aulacorhynchus)
  1. Blue-banded Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
  2. Chestnut-tipped Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus derbianus
  3. Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
  4. Yellow-browed Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus huallagae
  5. Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus
  6. Groove-billed Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
Dichromatic toucanets (Selenidera)
  1. Guianan Toucanet, Selenidera culik
  2. Tawny-tufted Toucanet, Selenidera nattereri
  3. Golden-collared Toucanet, Selenidera reinwardtii
  4. Gould's Toucanet, Selenidera gouldii
  5. Spot-billed Toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris
  6. Yellow-eared Toucanet, Selenidera spectabilis
Mountain toucans (Andigena)
  1. Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, Andigena hypoglauca
  2. Hooded Mountain Toucan, Andigena cucullata
  3. Plate-billed Mountain Toucan, Andigena laminirostris
  4. Black-billed Mountain Toucan, Andigena nigrirostris
Araçaris (Pteroglossus)
  1. Saffron Toucanet, Pteroglossus bailloni
  2. Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
  3. Lettered Aracari, Pteroglossus inscriptus
  4. Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
  5. Black-necked Aracari, Pteroglossus aracari
  6. Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis
  7. Many-banded Aracari, Pteroglossus pluricinctus
  8. Ivory-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus azara
  9. Curl-crested Aracari, Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
  10. Red-necked Aracari, Pteroglossus bitorquatus
  11. Brown-mandibled Aracari, Pteroglossus mariae
  12. Fiery-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus frantzii
  13. Stripe-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus sanguineus
  14. Pale-mandibled Aracari, Pteroglossus erythropygius
Typical toucans (Ramphastos)
  1. Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
  2. Choco Toucan, Ramphastos brevis
  3. Channel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus
  4. Green-billed Toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus
  5. Black-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus
  6. White-throated Toucan, Ramphastos tucanus
  7. Toco Toucan, Ramphastos toco

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