- Picidae - 啄木鸟科 - キツツキ科

1. General names

Chinese: The woodpeckers are known appropriately enough as 啄木鸟 zhuó-mù-niǎo, literally 'peck wood bird'. The Taiwanese common names drop the 鸟 niǎo 'bird' to yield 啄木 zhuó-mù (literally 'peck wood'). Sometimes called 凿木鸟 záo-mù-niǎo ('drill wood bird').

䴕 liè is an older Chinese word for woodpecker, now found only in some official names (e.g., the name of the Wryneck 蚁䴕 yǐ-liè 'ant lie').

Dialect terms for 'woodpecker' include 锛打木 bēn-dǎ-mù 'adze-strike-tree', 锛得儿木 bēn-dér-mù 'adze-get-tree', and 锛啄儿鸟 bēn-zhuó-niǎo 'adze-peck bird'.

Japanese: Woodpeckers are commonly known in Japanese as キツツキ ki-tsutsuki or 'wood-peckers' (ki = 'wood', tsutsuku = 'to peck'). This would logically be written 木啄, and indeed this is how it is written in the haiku of the great poet Basho in the 17th century, but present-day Japanese writes ki-tsutsuki with the Chinese name, 啄木鳥, which would normally be read takuboku-chō.

Scientifically, the word キツツキ ki-tsutsuki is used only in the family name キツツキ科 Ki-tsutsuki ka (Picidae) and the common name of Picumnus innominatus (Speckled piculet).

For most woodpeckers, the literary term ケラ kera (or -gera in combination) is used to form the common name. In Chinese characters, ケラ kera and キツツキ ki-tsutsuki are written exactly the same, i.e., with the Chinese name 啄木鳥.

The Wryneck is known as the アリスイ ari-sui or 'ant-sucker'.

Other names for the woodpeckers include:

テラツツキ tera-tsutsuki 'temple-pecker', written 寺啄

タクボク takuboku 'wood-pecker' (Chinese name), written 啄木

Vietnamese:

The woodpeckers in Vietnamese are known as Gõ kiến 'knock ant' (or Chim gõ kiến 'knock ant bird'). Other names are:

Chim mổ kiến 'peck ant bird'
Chim gõ mõ 'beat wooden fish bird' (as a Buddhist priest beats the wooden fish while praying)
Chim vẽ bùa 'draw charm (unpick charm?) bird'

The Wryneck is known as Vẹo cổ ('twisted neck').

2. Species names

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JYNGINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		VIETNAMESE
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Jynx
Jynx torquilla	Northern wryneck (Cheng) Eurasian wryneck	蚁䴕 yǐ liè 'ant woodpecker'	地啄木 dì zhuó-mù 'ground wood pecker'	蛇皮鸟 shé-pí niǎo 'snake skin bird' 歪脖 wāi-bó 'crooked neck' 歪脖鸟 wāi-bó niǎo 'crooked neck bird'	アリスイ (蟻吸) ari-sui 'ant-sucker'		Vẹo cổ 'twisted neck'

PICumnINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		VIETNAMESE
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Picumnus
Picumnus innominatus	Speckled piculet	斑姬啄木鸟 bān jī zhuó-mù-niǎo 'striped princess wood-pecking bird'		姬啄木鸟 jī zhuó-mù-niǎo 'princess wood-pecking bird' (6, 7)	アジアヒメキツツキ (アジア姫啄木鳥) Ajia hime ki-tsutuski 'Asian princess tree-pecker'		Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng 'golden-headed dwarf go kien'
Sasia
Sasia abnormis	Rufous piculet	棕啄木鸟 zōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'reddish-brown wood-pecking bird' (4) 姬棕啄木鸟 jī zōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'princess reddish-brown wood-pecking bird' (5)			マレーミツユビコゲラ (マレー三つ趾小啄木鳥) Marē mitsu-yubi ko-gera 'Malay three-toed small kera'
Sasia ochracea	White-browed piculet White-browed rufous piculet (Cheng) Rufous piculet	白眉棕啄木鸟 bái-méi zōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-eyebrow reddish-brown wood-pecking bird'		棕啄木鸟 zōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'reddish-brown wood-pecking bird' (6)	インドミツユビコゲラ (インド三つ趾小啄木鳥) Indo mitsu-yubi ko-gera 'Indian three-toed small kera'		Gõ kiến lùn mày trắng 'white-eyebrowed dwarf go kien'

PICINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		VIETNAMESE
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Hypopicus
Hypopicus hyperythrus Dendrocopos hyperythrus Picoides hyperythrus	Rufous-bellied woodpecker (Cheng) Rufous-bellied pied woodpecker	棕腹啄木鸟 zōng-fù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'reddish-bellied wood-pecking bird'			チャバラアカゲラ (茶腹赤啄木鳥) cha-bara aka-gera 'brown-bellied red kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ bụng hung 'reddish-bellied small go kien' Gõ kiến bụng hung 'reddish-bellied go kien' (13)
Dendrocopos
Dendrocopos moluccensis Picoides moluccensis	Brown-capped woodpecker Sunda woodpecker Sunda pygmy woodpecker	巽他啄木鸟 Xùntā zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Sunda wood-pecking bird' (4) 褐头斑啄木鸟 hè-tóu bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'brown-headed striped wood-pecking bird' (5) 褐头啄木鸟 hè-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo 'brown-headed wood-pecking bird' (10)			マレーコゲラ (マレー小啄木鳥) Marē ko-gera 'Malay small kera'
Dendrocopos kizuki Picoides kizuki	Japanese pygmy woodpecker Pygmy woodpecker Japanese spotted woodpecker Pigmy woodpecker (Cheng)	小星头啄木鸟 xiǎo xīng-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small star-headed wood-pecking bird'			コゲラ (小啄木鳥) ko-gera 'small kera'
Dendrocopos canicapillus Picoides canicapillus (No 43)	Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker Grey-capped woodpecker Grey-crowned woodpecker (Cheng) Grey-headed pygmy woodpecker Grey crown pigmy woodpecker	星头啄木鸟 xīng-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo 'star-headed wood-pecking bird'	小啄木 xiǎo zhuó-mù 'small wood-pecker'	星斑头啄木鸟 xīng-bān-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo 'star-stripe-headed wood-pecking bird' 小䴕 xiǎo liè 'small woodpecker' 一点红 yī diǎn hóng 'one spot red'	セグロコゲラ (背黒小啄木鳥) se-guro ko-gera 'black-backed small kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ đầu xám 'grey-headed small go kiem'
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Dendrocopos minor Picoides minor	Lesser spotted woodpecker Lesser pied woodpecker (Cheng)	小斑啄木鸟 xiǎo bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small striped wood-pecking bird'			コアカゲラ (小赤啄木鳥) ko aka-gera 'small red kera'
Dendrocopos macei Picoides macei	Fulvous-breasted woodpecker Streaked-bellied woodpecker	纹腹啄木鸟 wén-fù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'fine-pattern bellied wood-pecking bird' (4) 茶胸斑啄木鸟 chá-xiōng bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'brown-breasted striped wood-pecking bird' (3, 5)			コモンアカゲラ (小紋赤啄木鳥) ko-mon aka-gera 'crestmark red kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ mày trắng 'white-eyebrowed small go kien'
Dendrocopos atratus Picoides atratus	Stripe-breasted woodpecker (Cheng) Stripe-breasted pied woodpecker	纹胸啄木鸟 wén-xiōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'fine-pattern breasted wood-pecking bird'			ムナフアカゲラ (胸斑赤啄木鳥) muna-fu aka-gera 'stripe-breasted red kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm 'spotted breasted small go kien'
Dendrocopos mahrattensis Picoides mahrattensis	Yellow-crowned woodpecker	黄冠啄木鸟 huáng-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-crested wood-pecking bird' (4) 黄额斑啄木鸟 huáng-é bān-zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-forehead striped wood-pecking bird' (5)			ベンガルアカゲラ (ベンガル赤啄木鳥) Bengaru aka-gera 'Bengalese red kera'
Dendrocopos cathpharius Picoides cathpharius	Crimson-breasted woodpecker (Cheng) Crimson-breasted pied woodpecker	赤胸啄木鸟 chì-xiōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'red-breasted wood-pecking bird'			ヒムネアカゲラ (緋胸赤啄木鳥) hi-mune aka-gera 'scarlet-breasted red kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ 'red-bellied small go kien'
Dendrocopos darjellensis Picoides darjellensis	Darjelling woodpecker Darjeeling woodpecker Brown-throated woodpecker Darjeeling pied woodpecker (Cheng)	黄颈啄木鸟 huáng-jǐng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-necked wood-pecking bird'			キバラアカゲラ (黄腹赤啄木鳥) ki-bara aka-gera 'yellow-bellied red kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ trán vàng 'golden-browed small go kien'
Dendrocopos leucotos Picoides leucotos	White-backed woodpecker	白背啄木鸟 bái-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-backed wood-pecking bird'	大赤啄木 dà chì zhuó-mù 'large red wood-pecker'		オオアカゲラ (大赤啄木鳥) ō aka-gera 'large red kera'
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Dendrocopos leucopterus Picoides leucopterus	White-winged woodpecker (Cheng) White-winged pied woodpecker	白翅啄木鸟 bái-chì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-winged wood-pecking bird'			ハジロアカゲラ (羽白赤啄木鳥) ha-jiro aka-gera 'white-winged red kera'
Dendrocopos major Picoides major	Great spotted woodpecker Greater pied woodpecker (Cheng)	大斑啄木鸟 dà bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large striped/spotted wood-pecking bird'		斑啄木鸟 bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'striped wood-pecking bird' (6, 7) 大斑啄木 dà bān zhuó-mù 'large striped/spotted peck-wood' 花啄木 huā zhuó-mù 'flowery peck-wood' 花锛打木 huā bēn-dǎ-mù 'flowery adze-strike-tree' (dialect) 花锛得儿木 huā bēn-dér-mù 'flowery adze-get-tree' (dialect)	アカゲラ (赤啄木鳥) aka-gera 'red kera'		Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ 'red-flanked small go kien' Gõ kiến gáy đỏ 'red-naped go kien' (13)
Picoides
Picoides tridactylus	Three-toed woodpecker (Cheng) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker Northern three-toed woodpecker	三趾啄木鸟 sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'three-toed wood-pecking bird'			ミユビゲラ (三趾啄木鳥) mi-yubi gera 'three-toed kera'	エゾミユビゲラ (蝦夷三趾啄木鳥) Ezo mi-yubi gera 'Hokkaido three-toed kera' (old scientific name)
Celeus
Celeus brachyurus Micropterus brachyurus	Rufous woodpecker	栗啄木鸟 lì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'chestnut wood-pecking bird'			クリチャゲラ (栗茶啄木鳥) kuri-cha gera 'chestnut brown kera'		Gõ kiến nâu 'brown go kien'
Dryocopus
Dryocopus javensis	White-bellied woodpecker White-bellied black woodpecker (Cheng)	白腹黑啄木鸟 bái-fù hēi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-bellied black wood-pecking bird'			キタタキ (木啄) ki-tataki tree tapper'		Gõ kiến đen bụng trắng 'white-bellied black go kien'
Dryocopus martius	Black woodpecker	黑啄木鸟 hēi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black wood-pecking bird'			クマゲラ (熊啄木鳥) kuma-gera 'bear kera'
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Picus
Picus miniaceus Chrysophlegma miniaceus	Banded woodpecker Banded red woodpecker	镶红绿啄木鸟 xiāng-hóng lǜ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'inlaid (rimmed) red green wood-pecking bird'			シマベニアオゲラ (縞紅青啄木鳥) shima beni ao-gera 'striped red blue/green kera'
Picus puniceus	Crimson-winged woodpecker	红翅绿啄木鸟 hóng-chì lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red-winged green wood-pecking bird' (4) 绯红翅绿啄木鸟 fēi-hóng-chì lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'crimson-red-winged green wood-pecking bird' (5)			モリアオゲラ (森青啄木鳥) mori ao-gera 'forest blue/green kera'
Picus chlorolophus	Lesser yellow-naped woodpecker (Cheng) Lesser yellownape Small yellow-naped woodpecker	黄冠啄木鸟 huáng-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-crested wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黄冠绿啄木鸟 huáng-guàn lǜ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-crested green wood-pecking bird' (5)			ヒメアオゲラ (姫青啄木鳥) hime ao-gera 'princess blue/green kera'		Gõ kiến xanh cánh đỏ 'red-winged green go kien'
Picus mentalis Chrysophlegma mentalis	Chequer-throated woodpecker Checker-throated woodpecker	斑喉绿啄木鸟 bān-hóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'spotted/striped throated green wood-pecking bird' (4) 方格喉绿啄木鸟 fānggé-hóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'checkered throated green wood-pecking bird' (5)			チャバネアオゲラ (茶羽青啄木鳥) cha-bane ao-gera 'brown-winged blue/green kera'
Picus flavinucha Chrysophlegma flavinucha	Greater yellow-naped woodpecker Greater yellownape Large yellow-naped woodpecker (Cheng)	大黄冠啄木鸟 dà huáng-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large yellow-crested wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 大黄冠绿啄木鸟 dà huáng-guàn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'large yellow-crested green wood-pecking bird' (5)			キエリアオゲラ (黄襟青啄木鳥) ki-eri ao-gera 'yellow-collared blue/green kera'		Gõ kiến xanh gáy vàng 'golden-naped green go kien'
Picus viridanus	Streak-breasted woodpecker Burmese scaly-breasted woodpecker	斑胸绿啄木鸟 bān-xiōng lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'spotted/striped breasted green wood-pecking bird' (4) 缅甸鳞腹绿啄木鸟 Miǎndiàn lín-fù lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'Burmese scale-bellied green wood-pecking bird' (5)			ビルマタケアオゲラ (ビルマ竹青啄木鳥) Biruma take ao-gera 'Burmese bamboo blue/green kera'
Picus vittatus	Laced woodpecker (Cheng) Laced green woodpecker Scaly-bellied woodpecker	花腹绿啄木鸟 huā-fù lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'flower-bellied green wood-pecking bird'		鳞腹啄木鸟 lín-fù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'scale-bellied wood-pecking bird' (6)	タケアオゲラ (竹青啄木鳥) take ao-gera 'bamboo blue/green kera'		Gõ kiến xanh bụng vàng 'golden-bellied green go kien'
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Picus xanthopygaeus	Streak-throated woodpecker Scaly-throated woodpecker (Cheng) Little scaly-bellied green woodpecker	鳞喉绿啄木鸟 lín-hóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'scale-throated green wood-pecking bird'			ムナフタケアオゲラ (胸斑竹青啄木鳥) muna-fu take ao-gera 'stripe-breasted bamboo blue/green kera'		Gõ kiến xanh bụng vằn 'striped bellied green go kien'
Picus squamatus	Scaly-bellied woodpecker (Cheng) Scaly-bellied green woodpecker	鳞腹绿啄木鸟 lín-fù lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'scale-bellied green wood-pecking bird'			ヒマラヤアオゲラ (ヒマラヤ青啄木鳥) Himaraya ao-gera 'Himalayan blue/green kera'
Picus awokera	Japanese woodpecker Wavy-bellied woodpecker Japanese green woodpecker	日本绿啄木鸟 Rìběn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'Japanese green wood-pecking bird'			アオゲラ (青啄木鳥) ao-gera 'blue/green kera'
Picus rabieri	Red-collared woodpecker (Cheng) Rabier's woodpecker	红颈绿啄木鸟 hóng-jǐng lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red-necked green wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 红玉颈绿啄木鸟 hóng yù-jǐng lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red jade-necked green wood-pecking bird' (5)			アンナンヤマゲラ (安南山啄木鳥) Annan yama-gera 'Annamese mountain kera'		Gõ kiến xanh cổ đỏ 'red necked green go kien' Gõ kiến đầu đỏ 'red-headed go kien' (13)
Picus erythropygius	Black-headed woodpecker	黑头绿啄木鸟 hēi-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'black-headed green wood-pecking bird' (4) 红腰绿啄木鸟 hóng-yāo lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red-rumped green wood-pecking bird' (5)			コシアカアオゲラ (腰赤青啄木鳥) koshi-aka ao-gera 'red-rumped blue/green kera'		Gõ kiến xanh hông đỏ 'red-flanked green go kien'
Picus canus	Grey-headed woodpecker or Grey-faced woodpecker (Cheng) Black-naped green woodpecker	灰头绿啄木鸟 huī-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed green wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 灰头啄木鸟 huī-tóu zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed wood-pecking bird' (5)	綠啄木 lǜ zhuó-mù 'green wood-pecker'	黑枕绿啄木鸟 hēi-zhěn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'black-naped green wood-pecking bird' (6, 7) 绿锛得木 lǜ bēn-dér-mù 'green adze-get-tree' (dialect) 黄啄木 huáng zhuó-mù 'yellow wood-pecker' 山啄木 shān zhuó-mù 'mountain wood-pecker' 火老鸦 huǒ lǎo-yā 'fire crow' 山䴕 shān liè 'mountain woodpecker'	ヤマゲラ (山啄木鳥) yama-gera 'mountain kera'		Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen 'black-naped green go kien'
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Dinopium
Dinopium rafflesii	Olive-backed woodpecker	绿背三趾啄木鸟 lǜ-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'green-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (4) 绿金背三趾啄木鸟 lǜ-jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'green-golden-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (5)			マレーズアカミユビゲラ (マレー頭赤三趾啄木鳥) Marē zu-aka mi-yubi gera 'Malay red-headed three-toed kera'
Dinopium shorii	Himalayan flame-backed woodpecker Himalayan flameback	喜山三趾啄木鸟 Xǐ-shān sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Himalayan mountain three-toed wood-pecking bird' (4) 喜山金背三趾啄木鸟 Xǐ-shān jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Himalayan mountain golden-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (5)			ヒマラヤズアカミユビゲラ (ヒマラヤ頭赤三趾啄木鳥) Himaraya zu-aka mi-yubi gera 'Himalaya red-headed three-toed kera'
Dinopium javanense	Common flame-backed woodpecker Common flameback Common gold-backed woodpecker Golden-backed three-toed woodpecker (Cheng) Golden-backed woodpecker	金背三趾啄木鸟 jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'gold-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird'			ズアカミユビゲラ (頭赤三趾啄木鳥) zu-aka mi-yubi gera 'red-headed three-toed kera'		Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ 'small golden go kien'
Dinopium benghalense	Black-rumped woodpecker Black-rumped flameback Lesser golden-backed flameback	小金背啄木鸟 xiǎo jīn-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small gold-backed wood-pecking bird' (4) 小金背三趾啄木鸟 xiǎo jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small gold-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (5)			ヒメコガネゲラ (姫黄金啄木鳥) hime ko-gane gera 'princess golden kera'
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Chrysocolaptes
Chrysocolaptes lucidus	Greater flame-backed woodpecker Greater flameback Large golden-backed woodpecker (Cheng) Crimson-backed woodpecker	大金背啄木鸟 dà jīn-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large gold-backed wood-pecking bird'		金背啄木鸟 jīn-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'gold-backed wood-pecking bird' (6)	コガネゲラ (黄金啄木鳥) ko-gane gera 'golden kera'		Gõ kiến vàng lờn 'large golden go kien'
Gecinulus
Gecinulus grantia	Bamboo woodpecker (Cheng) Pale-headed woodpecker	苍头竹啄木鸟 cāng-tóu zhú zhuó-mù-niǎo 'blue-headed bamboo wood-pecking bird' (2, 4) 竹啄木鸟 zhú zhuó-mù-niǎo 'bamboo wood-pecking bird' (1, 3, 5)			タケゲラ (竹啄木鳥) take-gera 'bamboo kera'		Gõ kiến nâu đỏ 'red-brown go kien'
Gecinulus grantia viridis Gecinulus viridis	Bamboo woodpecker	竹啄木鸟 zhú zhuó-mù-niǎo 'bamboo wood-pecking bird' (4) 马来亚竹啄木鸟 Mǎláiyà zhú zhúo-mù-niǎo 'Malaya bamboo wood-pecking-bird' (5)			アオタケゲラ (青竹啄木鳥) ao-take-gera 'blue/green bamboo kera'
Sapheopipo
Sapheopipo noguchii	Okinawan woodpecker Okinawa woodpecker Preyr's Woodpecker	冲绳啄木鸟 Chōngshéng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Okinawa wood-pecking bird'			ノグチゲラ (野口啄木鳥) Noguchi gera 'Noguchi kera'
Blythipicus
Blythipicus rubiginosus	Maroon woodpecker Lesser bay woodpecker	小栗啄木鸟 xiǎo lì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small chestnut wood-pecking bird' (4) 小粟啄木鸟 xiǎo sù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small millet wood-pecking bird' (5)			エビチャゲラ (海老茶啄木鳥) ebi-cha gera 'reddish-brown (literally 'prawn brown') kera'
Blythipicus pyrrhotis	Bay woodpecker Yellow-billed bay woodpecker (Cheng) Red-eared bay woodpecker	黄嘴栗啄木鸟 huáng-zuǐ lì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-billed chestnut wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黄嘴粟啄木鸟 huáng-zuǐ sù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-billed millet wood-pecking bird' (5)		黄嘴噪啄木鸟 huáng-zuǐ zào zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-billed noisy wood-pecking bird' (6, 7)	ヤブゲラ (薮啄木鳥) yabu gera 'scrub kera'		Gõ kiến nâu cổ đỏ 'red-necked brown go kien'
Rheinwardtipicus
Rheinwardtipicus validus Chrysocolaptes validus	Orange-backed woodpecker	橙背啄木鸟 chéng-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'orange-backed wood-pecking bird'			アカハラコガネゲラ (赤腹黄金啄木鳥) aka-hara gera 'red-bellied golden kera'
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Meiglyptes
Meiglyptes tristis	Buff-rumped woodpecker Fulvous-rumped barred woodpecker	黄腰斑啄木鸟 huáng-yāo bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-rumped spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (4) 黄腰横斑啄木鸟 huáng-yāo héng-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-rumped horizontal spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (5)			ヒメカレハゲラ (姫枯葉啄木鳥) hime kare-ha gera 'princess wilted-leaf kera'
Meiglyptes jugularis	Black-and-buff woodpecker	黑棕斑啄木鸟 hēi zōng bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black-brown spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (4) 黑棕横斑啄木鸟 hēi zōng héng-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black-brown horizontal spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (5)			クロカレハゲラ (黒枯葉啄木鳥) kuro kare-ha gera 'black wilted-leaf kera'		Gõ kiến đầu rắn 'snake headed go kien'
Meiglyptes tukki	Buff-necked woodpecker Buff-necked barred woodpecker	黄颈斑啄木鸟 huáng-jǐng bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-necked spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (4) 黄颈横斑啄木鸟 huáng-jǐng héng-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-necked horizontal spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (5)			カレハゲラ (枯葉啄木鳥) kare-ha gera 'wilted-leaf kera'
Hemicircus
Hemicircus concretus	Grey-and-buff woodpecker Malaysian grey-breasted woodpecker	灰黄啄木鸟 huī-huáng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'grey-yellow wood-pecking bird' (4) 马来灰胸啄木鸟 Mǎlái huī-xiōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Malay grey-breasted wood-pecking bird' (5)			カンムリコゲラ (黒冠小啄木鳥) kanmuri ko-gera 'crested small kera'
Hemicircus canente	Heart-spotted woodpecker	黑冠啄木鸟 hēi-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black-crested wood-pecking bird' (4) 心斑啄木鸟 xīn-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'heart-specked/striped wood-pecking bird' (5)			クロカンムリコゲラ (黒冠小啄木鳥) kuro kanmuri ko-gera 'black crested small kera'		Gõ kiến đen họng trắng 'white throated black go kien'
Mulleripicus
Mulleripicus pulverulentus	Great slaty woodpecker (Cheng) Himalayan great slaty woodpecker	大灰啄木鸟 dà huī-zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large grey wood-pecking bird'			ボウシゲラ (帽子啄木鳥) bōshi gera 'hat kera'		Gõ kiến xám 'grey woodpecker'
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3. Notes

A couple of the Taiwanese names have clearly been influenced by the Japanese names, e.g., Dendrocopos canicapillus / D. kizuki and D. leucotos.

4. Cultural Notes

In Japanese haiku, the woodpeckers are a season word for autumn. They are referred to as ki-tsutsuki (啄木鳥 or 木突), kera-tsutsuki (けら突き), kera (けら), or ki-tataki (木たたき).