* Centurus carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Common resident in eastern part, breeding west at least to Comanche County; additional records in west from Morton, Finney, and Kearny counties.
Subspecies in Kansas: C. c. zebra (Boddaert).
* Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. Common transient and summer resident throughout state. Occasional winter resident west to Cloud County; not found in winter in southwest by Schwilling.
Subspecies in Kansas: M. e. erythrocephalus (Linnaeus), intergrading in west with M. e. caurinus Brodkorb.
Asyndesmus lewis (Gray). Lewis Woodpecker. Possibly rare resident in southwest but status uncertain. Several specimens and sight records from western third of state; one specimen, female (KU 7890), from Lawrence, Douglas County, November 7, 1908, Bunker and Wetmore.
No subspecies recognized.
Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Uncommon transient and winter resident throughout state.
Subspecies in Kansas: S. v. varius (Linnaeus) in eastern Kansas, S. v. nuchalis Baird in western part (three specimens, Wallace and Morton counties).
[Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. An adult male seen at Concordia, Cloud County, April 4, 1935, by Dr. J. M. Porter. Placed in Hypothetical List in absence of a specimen.]