order

Piciformes

Piciformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 462 species under it, 12 of them threatened, recorded across 2 countries.

Species filed: 462
Threatened: 12
Countries recorded: 2
With a free photo: 67%
Weight range: 8.8 g – 700 g

What is in Piciformes?

15 families filed directly under this order.

Picidae
great spotted woodpecker, black woodpecker, eurasian wryneck, eurasian green woodpecker …
245 species
Ramphastidae
keel-billed toucan, toco toucan, red-breasted toucan, channel-billed toucan …
44 species
Lybiidae
red-and-yellow barbet, yellow-fronted tinkerbird, double-toothed barbet, bearded barbet …
42 species
Bucconidae
chestnut-capped puffbird, moustached puffbird, lanceolated monklet, black-fronted nunbird …
39 species
Megalaimidae
coppersmith barbet, blue-throated barbet, brown-headed barbet, lineated barbet …
35 species
Galbulidae
rufous-tailed jacamar, coppery-chested jacamar, great jacamar, yellow-billed jacamar …
18 species
Indicatoridae
greater honeyguide, lesser honeyguide, malayan honeyguide, green-backed honeybird …
18 species
Capitonidae
white-mantled barbet, black-spotted barbet, red-headed barbet, lemon-throated barbet …
15 species
Pristineanis
Pristineanis major, Pristineanis minor
2 species
Semnornithidae
toucan barbet, prong-billed barbet
2 species
Bitumenpicus
Bitumenpicus minimus
1 species
Breacopus
Breacopus garretti
1 species
Gracilitarsidae
0 species
Picavidae
0 species
Rupelramphastoides
0 species

Best-known members of Piciformes

Ranked by popularity score.

Great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Picidae

Black woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

Picidae

Eurasian wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Picidae

Eurasian green woodpecker

Picus viridis

Picidae

Lesser spotted woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Picidae

Grey-headed woodpecker

Picus canus

Picidae

Eurasian three-toed woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

Picidae

White-backed woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

Picidae

How threatened is Piciformes?

413 of 462 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	2	0%
ENEndangered	4	1%
VUVulnerable	6	1%
NTNear Threatened	29	7%
LCLeast Concern	371	90%
DDData Deficient	1	0%

Where is Piciformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
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2
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4+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Norway1
Sweden1

The 200 best-known species in Piciformes

Of 462 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Great spotted woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Picidae	Least Concern	74.9 g	Not recorded
Black woodpecker	Dryocopus martius	Picidae	Least Concern	321 g	Not recorded
Eurasian wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Picidae	Least Concern	35 g	Not recorded
Eurasian green woodpecker	Picus viridis	Picidae	Least Concern	176 g	Not recorded
Lesser spotted woodpecker	Dryobates minor	Picidae	Least Concern	19.8 g	Not recorded
Grey-headed woodpecker	Picus canus	Picidae	Least Concern	137 g	Not recorded
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker	Picoides tridactylus	Picidae	Least Concern	65.5 g	Not recorded
White-backed woodpecker	Dendrocopos leucotos	Picidae	Least Concern	116.8 g	Not recorded
Keel-billed toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Ramphastidae	Near Threatened	409.7 g	Not recorded
Toco toucan	Ramphastos toco	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	618 g	Not recorded
Middle spotted woodpecker	Dendrocoptes medius	Picidae	Not recorded	59 g	Not recorded
Syrian woodpecker	Dendrocopos syriacus	Picidae	Least Concern	76.7 g	Not recorded
Red-breasted toucan	Ramphastos dicolorus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	331 g	Not recorded
Northern flicker	Colaptes auratus	Picidae	Least Concern	131.5 g	Not recorded
Ivory-billed woodpecker	Campephilus principalis	Picidae	Critically Endangered	516 g	Not recorded
Pileated woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	Picidae	Not recorded	303.9 g	Not recorded
Black-rumped flameback	Dinopium benghalense	Picidae	Least Concern	100 g	Not recorded
Red-headed woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Picidae	Least Concern	71.6 g	Not recorded
Imperial woodpecker	Campephilus imperialis	Picidae	Critically Endangered	700 g	Not recorded
Acorn woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	Picidae	Least Concern	79.6 g	Not recorded
Rufous woodpecker	Micropternus brachyurus	Picidae	Least Concern	85.9 g	Not recorded
Channel-billed toucan	Ramphastos vitellinus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	360.4 g	Not recorded
White-bellied woodpecker	Dryocopus javensis	Picidae	Least Concern	271.4 g	Not recorded
Coppersmith barbet	Psilopogon haemacephalus	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	44.5 g	Not recorded
Yellow-bellied sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Picidae	Least Concern	50.3 g	Not recorded
Greater yellownape	Chrysophlegma flavinucha	Picidae	Least Concern	176.8 g	Not recorded
Common flameback	Dinopium javanense	Picidae	Least Concern	72.8 g	Not recorded
Greater honeyguide	Indicator indicator	Indicatoridae	Least Concern	50.4 g	Not recorded
Fulvous-breasted woodpecker	Dendrocopos macei	Picidae	Least Concern	44.9 g	Not recorded
Lesser yellownape	Picus chlorolophus	Picidae	Least Concern	65.4 g	Not recorded
Blue-throated barbet	Psilopogon asiaticus	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	90.5 g	Not recorded
Brown-headed barbet	Psilopogon zeylanicus	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	119 g	Not recorded
Red-throated wryneck	Jynx ruficollis	Picidae	Least Concern	46.4 g	Not recorded
Yellow-crowned woodpecker	Leiopicus mahrattensis	Picidae	Least Concern	34.3 g	Not recorded
White-throated toucan	Ramphastos tucanus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	659.6 g	Not recorded
Red-and-yellow barbet	Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	Lybiidae	Least Concern	63.5 g	Not recorded
Magellanic woodpecker	Campephilus magellanicus	Picidae	Least Concern	324 g	Not recorded
Rufous-bellied woodpecker	Dendrocopos hyperythrus	Picidae	Least Concern	46.5 g	Not recorded
White-winged woodpecker	Dendrocopos leucopterus	Picidae	Least Concern	67 g	Not recorded
Heart-spotted woodpecker	Hemicircus canente	Picidae	Least Concern	43 g	Not recorded
White woodpecker	Melanerpes candidus	Picidae	Least Concern	108 g	Not recorded
Red-bellied woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Picidae	Least Concern	69.5 g	Not recorded
Green aracari	Pteroglossus viridis	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	135 g	Not recorded
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker	Yungipicus canicapillus	Picidae	Least Concern	25.8 g	Not recorded
Hairy woodpecker	Leuconotopicus villosus	Picidae	Least Concern	62.7 g	Not recorded
Speckled piculet	Picumnus innominatus	Picidae	Least Concern	10.2 g	Not recorded
Black-necked aracari	Pteroglossus aracari	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	250.2 g	Not recorded
Curl-crested aracari	Pteroglossus beauharnaesii	Ramphastidae	Not recorded	216 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-eared aracari	Pteroglossus castanotis	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	258.1 g	Not recorded
Grey-breasted mountain toucan	Andigena hypoglauca	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	312.8 g	Not recorded
Bay woodpecker	Blythipicus pyrrhotis	Picidae	Least Concern	132 g	Not recorded
Darjeeling woodpecker	Dendrocopos darjellensis	Picidae	Least Concern	70.7 g	Not recorded
Downy woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	Picidae	Least Concern	25.6 g	Not recorded
Ground woodpecker	Geocolaptes olivaceus	Picidae	Near Threatened	120 g	Not recorded
Lewis's woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis	Picidae	Least Concern	105.8 g	Not recorded
Gila woodpecker	Melanerpes uropygialis	Picidae	Least Concern	64.7 g	Not recorded
Great slaty woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	Picidae	Vulnerable	450.2 g	Not recorded
Black-headed woodpecker	Picus erythropygius	Picidae	Least Concern	116.2 g	Not recorded
Streak-throated woodpecker	Picus xanthopygaeus	Picidae	Least Concern	99.7 g	Not recorded
Lineated barbet	Psilopogon lineatus	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	149 g	Not recorded
Saffron toucanet	Pteroglossus bailloni	Ramphastidae	Near Threatened	146 g	Not recorded
Collared aracari	Pteroglossus torquatus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	219.1 g	Not recorded
Spot-billed toucanet	Selenidera maculirostris	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	164 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-tipped toucanet	Aulacorhynchus derbianus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	209.7 g	Not recorded
Crimson-rumped toucanet	Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	194.4 g	Not recorded
Northern emerald toucanet	Aulacorhynchus prasinus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	170.6 g	Not recorded
Maroon woodpecker	Blythipicus rubiginosus	Picidae	Least Concern	81.9 g	Not recorded
Andean flicker	Colaptes rupicola	Picidae	Least Concern	174 g	Not recorded
Stripe-breasted woodpecker	Dendrocopos atratus	Picidae	Least Concern	46.7 g	Not recorded
Himalayan woodpecker	Dendrocopos himalayensis	Picidae	Least Concern	67.7 g	Not recorded
Rufous-tailed jacamar	Galbula ruficauda	Galbulidae	Least Concern	26.5 g	Not recorded
Golden-fronted woodpecker	Melanerpes aurifrons	Picidae	Least Concern	80.8 g	Not recorded
Black-backed woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Picidae	Least Concern	69.2 g	Not recorded
Japanese green woodpecker	Picus awokera	Picidae	Least Concern	143 g	Not recorded
Scaly-bellied woodpecker	Picus squamatus	Picidae	Least Concern	170 g	Not recorded
Levaillant's woodpecker	Picus vaillantii	Picidae	Least Concern	176 g	Not recorded
Choco toucan	Ramphastos brevis	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	412 g	Not recorded
Rufous piculet	Sasia abnormis	Picidae	Least Concern	9.2 g	Not recorded
Guianan toucanet	Selenidera piperivora	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	147 g	Not recorded
Yellow-eared toucanet	Selenidera spectabilis	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	219 g	Not recorded
Cuban green woodpecker	Xiphidiopicus percussus	Picidae	Least Concern	60.9 g	Not recorded
Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker	Yungipicus temminckii	Picidae	Least Concern	66.7 g	Not recorded
Plate-billed mountain toucan	Andigena laminirostris	Ramphastidae	Near Threatened	311 g	Not recorded
Black-billed mountain toucan	Andigena nigrirostris	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	350 g	Not recorded
Golden-tailed woodpecker	Campethera abingoni	Picidae	Least Concern	67.5 g	Not recorded
Chestnut woodpecker	Celeus elegans	Picidae	Least Concern	135 g	Not recorded
Cream-colored woodpecker	Celeus flavus	Picidae	Least Concern	147.3 g	Not recorded
Campo flicker	Colaptes campestris	Picidae	Least Concern	158 g	Not recorded
Sind woodpecker	Dendrocopos assimilis	Picidae	Least Concern	51.8 g	Not recorded
Cardinal woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens	Picidae	Least Concern	26 g	Not recorded
Himalayan flameback	Dinopium shorii	Picidae	Least Concern	101 g	Not recorded
Crimson-winged woodpecker	Picus puniceus	Picidae	Least Concern	79.1 g	Not recorded
Laced woodpecker	Picus vittatus	Picidae	Least Concern	108.1 g	Not recorded
Fiery-billed aracari	Pteroglossus frantzii	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	253 g	Not recorded
Many-banded aracari	Pteroglossus pluricinctus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	261.7 g	Not recorded
White-browed piculet	Sasia ochracea	Picidae	Least Concern	9.7 g	Not recorded
Golden-collared toucanet	Selenidera reinwardtii	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	161.8 g	Not recorded
Sunda pygmy woodpecker	Yungipicus moluccensis	Picidae	Least Concern	16.2 g	Not recorded
White-naped woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	Picidae	Least Concern	213 g	Not recorded
Banded woodpecker	Chrysophlegma miniaceum	Picidae	Least Concern	97.3 g	Not recorded
African grey woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae	Picidae	Least Concern	44.5 g	Not recorded
Coppery-chested jacamar	Galbula pastazae	Galbulidae	Least Concern	31.8 g	Not recorded
Great jacamar	Jacamerops aureus	Galbulidae	Least Concern	62.9 g	Not recorded
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus	Lybiidae	Least Concern	10.8 g	Not recorded
Fire-tufted barbet	Psilopogon pyrolophus	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	129 g	Not recorded
Great barbet	Psilopogon virens	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	202 g	Not recorded
Lettered aracari	Pteroglossus inscriptus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	125.8 g	Not recorded
Toucan barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	Semnornithidae	Near Threatened	97.7 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-capped puffbird	Bucco macrodactylus	Bucconidae	Not recorded	25 g	Not recorded
Bennett's woodpecker	Campethera bennettii	Picidae	Least Concern	70.1 g	Not recorded
Blond-crested woodpecker	Celeus flavescens	Picidae	Least Concern	139 g	Not recorded
Cinnamon woodpecker	Celeus loricatus	Picidae	Least Concern	76.6 g	Not recorded
Buff-spotted flameback	Chrysocolaptes lucidus	Picidae	Least Concern	142 g	Not recorded
Okinawa woodpecker	Dendrocopos noguchii	Picidae	Endangered	200 g	Not recorded
Abyssinian woodpecker	Dendropicos abyssinicus	Picidae	Least Concern	24.5 g	Not recorded
Yellow-billed jacamar	Galbula albirostris	Galbulidae	Least Concern	22.1 g	Not recorded
Paradise jacamar	Galbula dea	Galbulidae	Least Concern	27.4 g	Not recorded
Pale-headed woodpecker	Gecinulus grantia	Picidae	Least Concern	76 g	Not recorded
Lesser honeyguide	Indicator minor	Indicatoridae	Least Concern	28.2 g	Not recorded
White-headed woodpecker	Leuconotopicus albolarvatus	Picidae	Least Concern	61.1 g	Not recorded
Double-toothed barbet	Lybius bidentatus	Lybiidae	Not recorded	80.5 g	Not recorded
Bearded barbet	Lybius dubius	Lybiidae	Not recorded	91.8 g	Not recorded
Moustached puffbird	Malacoptila mystacalis	Bucconidae	Least Concern	49 g	Not recorded
Yellow-fronted woodpecker	Melanerpes flavifrons	Picidae	Least Concern	57.8 g	Not recorded
West Indian woodpecker	Melanerpes superciliaris	Picidae	Least Concern	77.3 g	Not recorded
Lanceolated monklet	Micromonacha lanceolata	Bucconidae	Least Concern	19.8 g	Not recorded
Black-fronted nunbird	Monasa nigrifrons	Bucconidae	Least Concern	80.7 g	Not recorded
Antillean piculet	Nesoctites micromegas	Picidae	Least Concern	32.2 g	Not recorded
White-barred piculet	Picumnus cirratus	Picidae	Least Concern	10.2 g	Not recorded
Golden-throated barbet	Psilopogon franklinii	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	63.5 g	Not recorded
White-cheeked barbet	Psilopogon viridis	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	80.5 g	Not recorded
Ivory-billed aracari	Pteroglossus azara	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	144.4 g	Not recorded
White-eared barbet	Stactolaema leucotis	Lybiidae	Least Concern	54.9 g	Not recorded
Red-stained woodpecker	Veniliornis affinis	Picidae	Least Concern	34.8 g	Not recorded
Red-rumped woodpecker	Veniliornis kirkii	Picidae	Least Concern	28.8 g	Not recorded
Philippine pygmy woodpecker	Yungipicus maculatus	Picidae	Not recorded	24.5 g	Not recorded
Hooded mountain toucan	Andigena cucullata	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	311.8 g	Not recorded
Groove-billed toucanet	Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	167 g	Not recorded
Brown jacamar	Brachygalba lugubris	Galbulidae	Least Concern	15.9 g	Not recorded
Robust woodpecker	Campephilus robustus	Picidae	Least Concern	200 g	Not recorded
Nubian woodpecker	Campethera nubica	Picidae	Least Concern	59.7 g	Not recorded
Chilean flicker	Colaptes pitius	Picidae	Least Concern	159 g	Not recorded
Olive woodpecker	Dendropicos griseocephalus	Picidae	Least Concern	40.9 g	Not recorded
Crimson-naped woodpecker	Dryobates cathpharius	Picidae	Least Concern	30.7 g	Not recorded
Andaman woodpecker	Dryocopus hodgei	Picidae	Vulnerable	156 g	Not recorded
Purus jacamar	Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus	Galbulidae	Least Concern	50 g	Not recorded
Bluish-fronted jacamar	Galbula cyanescens	Galbulidae	Least Concern	25.3 g	Not recorded
Blue-necked jacamar	Galbula cyanicollis	Galbulidae	Least Concern	23.2 g	Not recorded
Malayan honeyguide	Indicator archipelagicus	Indicatoridae	Near Threatened	32.4 g	Not recorded
Red-cockaded woodpecker	Leuconotopicus borealis	Picidae	Near Threatened	48 g	Not recorded
Black-collared barbet	Lybius torquatus	Lybiidae	Least Concern	51.7 g	Not recorded
Zebra woodpecker	Meiglyptes tristis	Picidae	Endangered	31.7 g	Not recorded
White-fronted woodpecker	Melanerpes cactorum	Picidae	Least Concern	34.9 g	Not recorded
Hoffmann's woodpecker	Melanerpes hoffmannii	Picidae	Least Concern	72.2 g	Not recorded
Hispaniolan woodpecker	Melanerpes striatus	Picidae	Least Concern	73.4 g	Not recorded
Bar-breasted piculet	Picumnus aurifrons	Picidae	Least Concern	8.94 g	Not recorded
Streak-breasted woodpecker	Picus viridanus	Picidae	Least Concern	111.4 g	Not recorded
Green-backed honeybird	Prodotiscus zambesiae	Indicatoridae	Least Concern	10.2 g	Not recorded
Yellow-throated toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	651.7 g	Not recorded
Orange-backed woodpecker	Reinwardtipicus validus	Picidae	Least Concern	149 g	Not recorded
African piculet	Sasia africana	Picidae	Not recorded	9.4 g	Not recorded
Tawny-tufted toucanet	Selenidera nattereri	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	158.4 g	Not recorded
Golden-collared woodpecker	Veniliornis cassini	Picidae	Least Concern	34.6 g	Not recorded
White-spotted woodpecker	Veniliornis spilogaster	Picidae	Least Concern	40.3 g	Not recorded
Blue-banded toucanet	Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis	Ramphastidae	Least Concern	208 g	Not recorded
Yellow-spotted barbet	Buccanodon duchaillui	Lybiidae	Least Concern	41.8 g	Not recorded
Collared puffbird	Bucco capensis	Bucconidae	Least Concern	54 g	Not recorded
Cream-backed woodpecker	Campephilus leucopogon	Picidae	Least Concern	249 g	Not recorded
Crimson-crested woodpecker	Campephilus melanoleucos	Picidae	Least Concern	256 g	Not recorded
Powerful woodpecker	Campephilus pollens	Picidae	Least Concern	187.9 g	Not recorded
Fine-spotted woodpecker	Campethera punctuligera	Picidae	Least Concern	71.8 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-colored woodpecker	Celeus castaneus	Picidae	Least Concern	85.6 g	Not recorded
Pale-crested woodpecker	Celeus lugubris	Picidae	Least Concern	137 g	Not recorded
Ringed woodpecker	Celeus torquatus	Picidae	Least Concern	134 g	Not recorded
Swallow-winged puffbird	Chelidoptera tenebrosa	Bucconidae	Least Concern	35.9 g	Not recorded
Black-necked woodpecker	Colaptes atricollis	Picidae	Least Concern	76.1 g	Not recorded
Fernandina's flicker	Colaptes fernandinae	Picidae	Endangered	135 g	Not recorded
Arabian woodpecker	Dendrocoptes dorae	Picidae	Not recorded	19.5 g	Not recorded
Gabon woodpecker	Dendropicos gabonensis	Picidae	Least Concern	25.9 g	Not recorded
Lineated woodpecker	Dryocopus lineatus	Picidae	Least Concern	198.8 g	Not recorded
White-eared jacamar	Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis	Galbulidae	Least Concern	46.9 g	Not recorded
Purplish jacamar	Galbula chalcothorax	Galbulidae	Least Concern	23.9 g	Not recorded
Green-tailed jacamar	Galbula galbula	Galbulidae	Least Concern	23 g	Not recorded
Bronzy jacamar	Galbula leucogastra	Galbulidae	Least Concern	15.9 g	Not recorded
White-chinned jacamar	Galbula tombacea	Galbulidae	Least Concern	23.2 g	Not recorded
Three-toed jacamar	Jacamaralcyon tridactyla	Galbulidae	Near Threatened	18.3 g	Not recorded
Chaplin's barbet	Lybius chaplini	Lybiidae	Vulnerable	69.5 g	Not recorded
Black-and-buff woodpecker	Meiglyptes jugularis	Picidae	Least Concern	53.4 g	Not recorded
Buff-necked woodpecker	Meiglyptes tukki	Picidae	Near Threatened	53.1 g	Not recorded
Golden-naped woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysauchen	Picidae	Least Concern	52.5 g	Not recorded
Golden-cheeked woodpecker	Melanerpes chrysogenys	Picidae	Least Concern	67.7 g	Not recorded
Yellow-tufted woodpecker	Melanerpes cruentatus	Picidae	Least Concern	58.1 g	Not recorded
Guadeloupe woodpecker	Melanerpes herminieri	Picidae	Least Concern	100 g	Not recorded
Puerto Rican woodpecker	Melanerpes portoricensis	Picidae	Least Concern	59.9 g	Not recorded
Black-cheeked woodpecker	Melanerpes pucherani	Picidae	Least Concern	62.4 g	Not recorded
Jamaican woodpecker	Melanerpes radiolatus	Picidae	Least Concern	108 g	Not recorded
Red-crowned woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus	Picidae	Least Concern	52.3 g	Not recorded
Guianan puffbird	Notharchus macrorhynchos	Bucconidae	Least Concern	95.9 g	Not recorded
Black-breasted puffbird	Notharchus pectoralis	Bucconidae	Least Concern	69.1 g	Not recorded
White-eared puffbird	Nystalus chacuru	Bucconidae	Least Concern	52.3 g	Not recorded