FAMILY PICIDAE

The Picidae are just one of the eight living families in the order Piciformes. There are about 200 species and about 30 genera
in this family. Many species are threatened or endangered due to loss of habitat or habitat fragmentation. Two species
of woodpeckers, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and the Imperial Woodpecker, have been considered extinct
for about 30 years (there has been some controversy recently whether these species still exist).

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