Which piciform family contains woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks?
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Piciform
Downy woodpecker (Dendrocopos pubescens).
The bird family that includes woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks is Picidae.12
These birds belong to the order Piciformes, a group of approximately 450 species that also includes jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, honey guides, and toucans. While the order is primarily tropical, the family Picidae is the most widespread group within the order, accounting for more than half of all piciform species.21