Coraciiformes

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Coraciiformes Piciformes of Idaho
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Coraciiformes

• Usually colorful birds
• Generally have syndactyly 3 forward toes
• Long, pointed bill
• Nest in cavities or burrows
• Most are carnivorous
• Primarily Old World in distribution
• 13 species of todies and motmots (NW)
• 6 of 84 species of kingfishers (NW)

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Coraciiformes

• Consists of eleven families
• Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
• Family Dacelonidae (Kookaburras)
• Family Todidae (Todies)
• Family Momotidae (Motmots)
• Family Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
• Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
• Family Brachypteracidae (Ground-rollers)
• Family Leptostomatidae (Cuckoo-rollers)
• Family Upupidae (Hoopoes)
• Family Phoeniculidae (Wood-hoopoes)
• Family Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

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Coraciiformes
Todidae (Todies)
Dacelonidae (Kookaburras)
Momotidae (Motmots)
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Coraciiformes
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Coraciidae (Rollers)
Brachypteracidae (Ground-rollers)
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Coraciiformes
Phoeniculidae (Wood-hoopoes)
Leptostomatidae (Cuckoo-roller)
Upupidae (Hoopoes)
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
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Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
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Piciformes

• Largely arboreal birds
• Generally insectivorous
• Toucans are frugivorous
• Honeyguides eat beeswax
• Nearly all are zygodactyl ? three-toed
  woodpeckers exception
• Have only true feathers no down ? jacamars are
  exception
• All are cavity nesters

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Piciformes

• Consists of six families
• Family Galbulidae (Jacamars)
• Family Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
• Family Ramphastidae (Toucans)
• Family Capitonidae (Barbets)
• Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
• Family Picidae (Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, and
  Piculets)

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Piciformes
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
Galbulidae (Jacamars)
Ramphastidae (Toucans)
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Piciformes
Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)
Picidae (Woodpeckers, etc.)
Capitonidae (Barbets)
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Representatives in Idaho

• Alcedinidae
• Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
• Picidae
• Lewis woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
• Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
• Hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
• White-headed woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)

• Picidae cont.
• Three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
• Black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
• Williamsons sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
• Red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
• Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
• Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)

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Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
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Lewis woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
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Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
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Hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
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White-headed woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)
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Three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
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Black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
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Williamsons sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
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Red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
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Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
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Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)