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258 woodpecker species are accepted answers for “Name a species of woodpecker”. Dryobates stricklandi is the rarest species of woodpecker in this ranking, with 7 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Black-crowned woodpecker is the second-rarest with 12 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.71× the figure for Dryobates stricklandi. Pileated woodpecker is the most common species of woodpecker in this ranking, with 212,880 monthly Wikipedia views, 30,411× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 258 answers: 1,475,740. Dryobates stricklandi is under 0.1% of that total. 52 answers are Epic or Legendary: Dryobates stricklandi (Legendary), Black-crowned woodpecker (Legendary), Picus miniaceus (Legendary), and 49 more.
Quick answer Most common
Pileated woodpecker
Common
212,880 monthly Wikipedia views
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Rarity 0.000
Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers 258 answers to “Name a species of woodpecker”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this
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Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views 1 Dryobates stricklandi on Wikipedia Legendary 1.000 7 2 Black-crowned woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.996 12 3 Picus miniaceus on Wikipedia Legendary 0.992 17 4 Javan yellownape on Wikipedia Legendary 0.986 22 5 Northern Andean flicker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.986 22 6 Dusky-winged woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.981 25 7 Dark-bodied woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.977 27 8 Tawny piculet on Wikipedia Legendary 0.973 29 9 Black-naped woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.967 31 10 Dendrocopos dorae on Wikipedia Legendary 0.967 31 11 Golden-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.959 37 12 Red-crested woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.959 37 13 Pampas flicker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.953 45 14 Amazonian black-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.949 63 15 Atlantic black-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.946 80 16 Velasquez's woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.942 212 17 Sumatran woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.938 251 18 Bronze-winged woodpecker on Wikipedia Legendary 0.934 256 19 Black-dotted piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.930 274 20 Necklaced woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.926 284 21 Amami woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.922 295 22 Dot-fronted woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.918 345 23 Fine-banded woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.914 352 24 Speckle-throated woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.911 357 25 Plain-breasted piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.907 363 26 Little spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.903 384 27 Tullberg's woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.899 391 28 Gabon woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.895 401 29 Scaly-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.891 412 30 Chocó woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.887 420 31 Lita woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.883 431 32 Fine-barred piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.877 433 33 Rusty-necked piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.877 433 34 Rufous-breasted piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.872 437 35 White-throated woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.868 443 36 Mombasa woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.864 444 37 Golden-collared woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.860 453 38 Speckle-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.856 470 39 Yellow-eared woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.852 474 40 Stierling's woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.848 475 41 Southern sooty woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.842 489 42 Yellow-vented woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.842 489 43 Stripe-cheeked woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.837 495 44 Chestnut piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.833 504 45 Black-and-buff woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.827 506 46 Elliot's woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.827 506 47 Brown-eared woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.821 507 48 Mottled piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.817 514 49 Ecuadorian piculet on Wikipedia Epic 0.813 518 50 Maroon woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.809 529 51 Scarlet-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.805 532 52 Bar-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Epic 0.802 535 53 Ochraceous piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.798 536 54 White-wedged piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.794 540 55 Ochre-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.790 542 56 White-bellied piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 543 57 Little grey woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.782 546 58 Greyish piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.778 547 59 Scaled piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.774 550 60 Fine-spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.768 552 61 Spotted piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.768 552 62 Northern sooty woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.763 554 63 Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.759 555 64 Blood-colored woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.755 558 65 Crimson-naped woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.751 566 66 Fire-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.745 568 67 Red-stained woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.745 568 68 Varzea piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.739 571 69 Olive-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.735 575 70 Streak-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.732 580 71 Buff-necked woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.728 585 72 Speckle-chested piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.724 589 73 Javan flameback on Wikipedia Rare 0.720 590 74 Red-collared woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.716 597 75 Spot-throated flameback on Wikipedia Rare 0.712 601 76 Melancholy woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.708 602 77 Black-necked woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.704 605 78 Grey-crowned woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.700 606 79 White-spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.696 608 80 Sulu pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.693 610 81 Pale-headed woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.689 628 82 Rufous-winged woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.685 630 83 Rufous-headed woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.681 647 84 Yellow-browed woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.677 666 85 Waved woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.673 667 86 Golden-spangled piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.667 673 87 Grey-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.667 673 88 Orinoco piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.661 676 89 Grey-and-buff woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.658 683 90 Stripe-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.654 690 91 Eastern grey woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.650 696 92 Checker-throated woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.646 710 93 Buff-rumped woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.642 724 94 Ashy woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.636 738 95 Strickland's woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.636 738 96 White-fronted woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.630 739 97 Yellow-crested woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.626 742 98 White-winged woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.623 744 99 Guayaquil woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.619 748 100 White-barred piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.615 758 101 Checkered woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.611 771 102 Splendid woodpecker on Wikipedia Rare 0.607 775 103 Lafresnaye's piculet on Wikipedia Rare 0.603 778 104 Bamboo woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.599 789 105 Buff-spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.595 791 106 Red-rumped woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.591 798 107 Pale-crested woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.588 803 108 Red-headed flameback on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.584 805 109 Freckle-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.580 812 110 Little green woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.576 819 111 Olivaceous piculet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.572 824 112 Cinnamon woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.568 825 113 Ochre-collared piculet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.564 828 114 Arrowhead piculet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.560 831 115 Golden-green woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.556 834 116 Chestnut woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.553 864 117 Black-bodied woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.549 865 118 Crimson-winged woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.545 869 119 Cream-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.541 883 120 Crimson-mantled woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.537 884 121 Crimson-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.533 897 122 Ringed woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.529 903 123 Buff-spotted flameback on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.525 908 124 Luzon flameback on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.521 919 125 Eurasian green woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.518 920 126 Darjeeling woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.514 940 127 Brown-fronted woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.510 947 128 Bay woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.506 963 129 Scaly-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.502 969 130 Yellow-throated woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.498 973 131 Brown-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.494 978 132 Sind woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.490 980 133 Knysna woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.486 986 134 Striped woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.482 1,001 135 Laced woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.479 1,007 136 Malabar flameback on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.475 1,038 137 Robust woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.471 1,042 138 White-browed piculet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.467 1,051 139 Black-headed woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.463 1,053 140 Abyssinian woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.459 1,059 141 Spot-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.455 1,074 142 Himalayan flameback on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.451 1,086 143 Helmeted woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.447 1,092 144 Kaempfer's woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.444 1,192 145 Himalayan woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.440 1,193 146 Nubian woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.436 1,201 147 Chestnut-colored woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.432 1,228 148 Golden-naped woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.426 1,232 149 Red-necked woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.426 1,232 150 Arabian woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.420 1,233 151 Rufous piculet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.416 1,243 152 Sunda pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.412 1,247 153 African piculet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.409 1,248 154 Golden-cheeked woodpecker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.405 1,261 155 Chilean flicker on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.401 1,264 156 Andaman woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.397 1,274 157 Yellow-faced flameback on Wikipedia Familiar 0.393 1,278 158 Jamaican woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.389 1,282 159 Crimson-backed flameback on Wikipedia Familiar 0.385 1,313 160 Beautiful woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.379 1,323 161 Orange-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.379 1,323 162 Little woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.372 1,331 163 Smoky-brown woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.372 1,331 164 Guatemalan flicker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.366 1,348 165 Antillean piculet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.362 1,373 166 Bennett's woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.358 1,378 167 Zebra woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.354 1,385 168 Streak-throated woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.350 1,394 169 Fulvous-breasted woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.346 1,400 170 Black-cheeked woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.340 1,435 171 Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.340 1,435 172 Banded woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.335 1,436 173 Yellow-fronted woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.331 1,458 174 Yellow-tufted woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.327 1,513 175 Olive woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.323 1,551 176 Ocellated piculet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.319 1,565 177 Fernandina's flicker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.315 1,566 178 Golden-tailed woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.311 1,572 179 Hoffmann's woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.307 1,587 180 African grey woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.304 1,637 181 Golden-olive woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.300 1,666 182 Blond-crested woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.296 1,673 183 Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.292 1,689 184 Powerful woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.288 1,698 185 Rufous-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.284 1,734 186 Cuban green woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.280 1,743 187 Speckled piculet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.276 1,744 188 West Indian woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.272 1,748 189 Yucatan woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.268 1,801 190 Lesser yellownape on Wikipedia Familiar 0.265 1,819 191 Greater yellownape on Wikipedia Familiar 0.261 1,820 192 Heart-spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.257 1,888 193 Bar-breasted piculet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.253 1,917 194 Guadeloupe woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.249 1,934 195 Bearded woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.245 2,005 196 Yellow-crowned woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.241 2,031 197 Ground woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.237 2,092 198 Philippine pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.233 2,123 199 Japanese green woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.230 2,173 200 Arizona woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.226 2,195 201 Levaillant's woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.222 2,204 202 White-naped woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.218 2,207 203 Andean flicker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.214 2,359 204 Red-backed flameback on Wikipedia Familiar 0.210 2,384 205 Puerto Rican woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.206 2,532 206 White woodpecker on Wikipedia Familiar 0.202 2,573 207 Green-barred woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.198 2,713 208 Rufous woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.195 2,881 209 Campo flicker on Wikipedia Common 0.191 2,929 210 Crimson-crested woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.187 2,980 211 Red-throated wryneck on Wikipedia Common 0.183 2,992 212 Hispaniolan woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.179 3,123 213 Williamson's sapsucker on Wikipedia Common 0.175 3,282 214 White-headed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.171 3,292 215 Japanese pygmy woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.167 3,357 216 Greater flameback on Wikipedia Common 0.163 3,490 217 Red-crowned woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.160 3,497 218 Cardinal woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.156 3,551 219 Common flameback on Wikipedia Common 0.152 3,845 220 Cream-colored woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.148 3,927 221 Pale-billed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.144 4,320 222 White-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.140 4,593 223 Syrian woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.136 4,695 224 Iberian green woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.132 5,159 225 Red-naped sapsucker on Wikipedia Common 0.128 5,366 226 Eurasian three-toed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.125 5,709 227 Okinawa woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.121 5,713 228 Golden-fronted woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.117 5,782 229 Lineated woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.113 5,925 230 Nuttall's woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.109 6,017 231 Gilded flicker on Wikipedia Common 0.105 6,255 232 American three-toed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.101 6,400 233 Magellanic woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.097 6,637 234 Ladder-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.093 6,667 235 Black-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.089 7,180 236 White-backed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.086 7,297 237 Middle spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.082 7,566 238 Red-breasted sapsucker on Wikipedia Common 0.078 8,519 239 Lewis's woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.074 9,641 240 Grey-headed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.070 10,029 241 Black-rumped flameback on Wikipedia Common 0.066 11,101 242 Great slaty woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.062 14,110 243 Eurasian wryneck on Wikipedia Common 0.058 16,909 244 Gila woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.054 17,518 245 Lesser spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.051 19,289 246 Red-cockaded woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.047 19,965 247 Acorn woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.043 30,550 248 Yellow-bellied sapsucker on Wikipedia Common 0.039 32,699 249 Imperial woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.035 33,415 250 Black woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.031 33,895 251 Hairy woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.027 33,987 252 Red-headed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.023 55,972 253 Downy woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.019 71,141 254 Great spotted woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.016 74,299 255 Red-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.012 92,899 256 Ivory-billed woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.008 130,789 257 Northern flicker on Wikipedia Common 0.004 211,680 258 Pileated woodpecker on Wikipedia Common 0.000 212,880
FAQ What is the rarest species of woodpecker? Dryobates stricklandi is the rarest species of woodpecker in this ranking, with 7 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).
How many species of woodpecker are there? There are 258 species of woodpecker in this ranking, from Dryobates stricklandi (rarest) to Pileated woodpecker (most common).
What is the most common species of woodpecker? Pileated woodpecker is the most common species of woodpecker in this ranking, with 212,880 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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Sources Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.