Family · Picidae · Piciformes

Woodpeckers Population Trends

21 species tracked, ordered by long-term trend. Steepest declines first.

Woodpeckers species ranked by population trend.
History
Red-headed WoodpeckerForest birds-42%1968
Lewis's WoodpeckerForest birds-38%1970
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerForest birds-22%1969
Downy WoodpeckerForest birds+7%1968
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerForest birds+47%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerForest birds+48%1968
Gilded FlickerArid-land birds+56%1970
Hairy WoodpeckerForest birds+64%1968
Nuttall's WoodpeckerForest birds+76%1970
Acorn WoodpeckerForest birds+91%1970
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerForest birds+96%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerForest birds+101%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerForest birds+108%1968
White-headed WoodpeckerForest birds+166%1970
Gila WoodpeckerArid-land birds+272%1970
Black-backed WoodpeckerForest birds+450%1971
Red-breasted SapsuckerForest birds+817%1970
Red-naped SapsuckerForest birds11×1970
American Three-toed WoodpeckerForest birds14×1971
Williamson's SapsuckerForest birds22×1970
Arizona WoodpeckerForest birdsn/an/a