WOOD-PECKERS
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes 236 species of woodpeckers which make up the family Picidae (listed below). They are distributed among 35 genera, six of which have only one species.
To hammer into wood, the woodpecker’s head strikes tree trunks with at least 1,000 times the force of gravity (1,000 g), yet the bird suffers no apparent harm, thanks to several adaptations allowing amazing shock-absorbing capability.
To feed from these excavations, a curving complex of cartilage and bone within a woodpecker’s head allows the bird to extend and store its exceptionally long tongue.
Pikado was named after the black-backed woodpecker (pic à dos noir; pictured above), a burnt-forest specialist inhabiting boreal forests of North America. The logo was designed based on the European great spotted woodpecker (pic épeiche; pictured left).
WORLD-WIDE
Latin name
Jynx torquilla
Jynx ruficollis
Picumnus innominatus
Picumnus aurifrons
Picumnus lafresnayi
Picumnus pumilus
Picumnus exilis
Picumnus nigropunctatus
Picumnus sclateri
Picumnus squamulatus
Picumnus spilogaster
Picumnus minutissimus
Picumnus pygmaeus
Picumnus steindachneri
Picumnus varzeae
Picumnus cirratus
Picumnus dorbignyanus
Picumnus temminckii
Picumnus albosquamatus
Picumnus fuscus
Picumnus rufiventris
Picumnus limae
Picumnus fulvescens
Picumnus nebulosus
Picumnus castelnau
Picumnus subtilis
Picumnus olivaceus
Picumnus granadensis
Picumnus cinnamomeus
Sasia africana
Sasia abnormis
Sasia ochracea
Nesoctites micromegas
Hemicircus concretus
Hemicircus canente
Melanerpes candidus
Melanerpes lewis
Melanerpes herminieri
Melanerpes portoricensis
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Melanerpes formicivorus
Melanerpes cruentatus
Melanerpes flavifrons
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Melanerpes pulcher
Melanerpes pucherani
Melanerpes cactorum
Melanerpes striatus
Melanerpes radiolatus
Melanerpes chrysogenys
Melanerpes hypopolius
Melanerpes pygmaeus
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Melanerpes uropygialis
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Melanerpes aurifrons
Melanerpes santacruzi
Melanerpes carolinus
Melanerpes superciliaris
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Sphyrapicus varius
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Sphyrapicus ruber
Xiphidiopicus percussus
Campethera punctuligera
Campethera bennettii
Campethera scriptoricauda
Campethera nubica
Campethera abingoni
Campethera mombassica
Campethera notata
Campethera cailliautii
Campethera maculosa
Campethera tullbergi
Campethera nivosa
Campethera caroli
Geocolaptes olivaceus
Yungipicus temminckii
Yungipicus nanus
Yungipicus canicapillus
Yungipicus maculatus
Yungipicus ramsayi
Yungipicus moluccensis
Yungipicus kizuki
Picoides tridactylus
Picoides dorsalis
Picoides arcticus
Dendrocoptes dorae
Dendrocoptes auriceps
Dendrocoptes medius
Leiopicus mahrattensis
Chloropicus namaquus
Chloropicus xantholophus
Chloropicus pyrrhogaster
Dendropicos elachus
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Dendropicos abyssinicus
Dendropicos fuscescens
Dendropicos gabonensis
Dendropicos lugubris
Dendropicos stierlingi
Dendropicos elliotii
Dendropicos goertae
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Dendropicos obsoletus
Dryobates nuttallii
Dryobates scalaris
Dryobates pubescens
Dryobates cathpharius
Dryobates minor
Veniliornis passerinus
Veniliornis frontalis
Veniliornis spilogaster
Veniliornis mixtus
Veniliornis lignarius
Veniliornis callonotus
Veniliornis dignus
Veniliornis nigriceps
Veniliornis sanguineus
Veniliornis kirkii
Veniliornis affinis
Veniliornis chocoensis
Veniliornis cassini
Veniliornis maculifrons
Leuconotopicus borealis
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Leuconotopicus arizonae
Leuconotopicus stricklandi
Leuconotopicus villosus
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
Dendrocopos hyperythrus
Dendrocopos macei
Dendrocopos analis
Dendrocopos atratus
Dendrocopos darjellensis
Dendrocopos himalayensis
Dendrocopos assimilis
Dendrocopos syriacus
Dendrocopos leucopterus
Dendrocopos major
Dendrocopos noguchii
Dendrocopos leucotos
Piculus simplex
Piculus callopterus
Piculus leucolaemus
Piculus litae
Piculus flavigula
Piculus chrysochloros
Piculus aurulentus
Colaptes rubiginosus
Colaptes auricularis
Colaptes aeruginosus
Colaptes rivolii
Colaptes atricollis
Colaptes punctigula
Colaptes melanochloros
Colaptes auratus
Colaptes chrysoides
Colaptes oceanicus
Colaptes fernandinae
Colaptes pitius
Colaptes rupicola
Colaptes campestris
Celeus loricatus
Celeus undatus
Celeus grammicus
Celeus castaneus
Celeus elegans
Celeus lugubris
Celeus flavescens
Celeus ochraceus
Celeus flavus
Celeus spectabilis
Celeus obrieni
Celeus torquatus
Celeus galeatus
Dryocopus schulzii
Dryocopus lineatus
Dryocopus pileatus
Dryocopus javensis
Dryocopus hodgei
Dryocopus martius
Campephilus pollens
Campephilus haematogaster
Campephilus rubricollis
Campephilus robustus
Campephilus melanoleucos
Campephilus guatemalensis
Campephilus gayaquilensis
Campephilus leucopogon
Campephilus magellanicus
Campephilus principalis
Campephilus imperialis
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Chrysophlegma mentale
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Picus chlorolophus
Picus puniceus
Picus viridanus
Picus vittatus
Picus xanthopygaeus
Picus squamatus
Picus awokera
Picus viridis
Picus sharpei
Picus vaillantii
Picus rabieri
Picus erythropygius
Picus canus
Dinopium rafflesii
Dinopium shorii
Dinopium javanense
Dinopium everetti
Dinopium benghalense
Dinopium psarodes
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Chrysocolaptes haematribon
Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus
Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
Chrysocolaptes strictus
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Gecinulus grantia
Gecinulus viridis
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Reinwardtipicus validus
Micropternus brachyurus
Meiglyptes tristis
Meiglyptes jugularis
Meiglyptes tukki
Mulleripicus fulvus
Mulleripicus funebris
Mulleripicus pulverulentus