Wrynecks Woodpeckers and Piculets: Picidae
Conservation Status
Nineteen woodpeckers and five piculet species were included on the 2003 World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Three species are listed as Critically Endangered, facing an extremely high risk of extinction; one species as Endangered, facing a very high risk of extinction; seven species as Vulnerable, facing a high risk of extinction; and thirteen species as Near Threatened, in danger of facing a risk of extinction. Habitat destruction and modification are the largest threats to picids.
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- Wrynecks Woodpeckers and Piculets: Picidae - Northern Wryneck (jynx Torquilla): Species Accounts
- Wrynecks Woodpeckers and Piculets: Picidae - Behavior And Reproduction
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