Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
big guinea woodpecker, Cabanis' woodpecker, Chihuahua woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Harris' woodpecker, Harry, Modoc woodpecker, Newfoundland woodpecker, Queen Charlotte woodpecker, sapsucker, white-breasted woodpecker
Common Names in French:
pic chevelu
Common Names in German:
Haarspecht
Common Names in Japanese:
セジロアカゲラ
Common Names in Spanish:
Carpintero velloso-mayor
Description
Physical Description
Adult : Face : white with black marks Eye Ring: red patch Malar : black mark Postocular Stripe : black Bill: black Length : long Neck: Nape: black Body: Underparts: white Tail: black except that 3 outer feathers on each side are white.
Color:
Adult male: Red spot at rear of head
Size/Age/Growth
About 8.5 to 10.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 15 to 17.5 inches. Adults weigh about 2.5 ounces .
Habitat
Deciduous forests .
Vegetation: tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine-oak forests, montaine evergreen forests • Minimum Elevation: 950 meters • Maximum Elevation: 3,450 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Upper montaine: mountains, upper range, above 3,600 m. • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Medium
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane [more info]
Biology
Diet
Primarily: Insects. Lesser Quantities of: Fruit.
Reproduction
Nests
from April to June.
- Breeding Habitat : Woodland
- Nest Type: Cavity
- Clutch Size: 3-6
- Length of Incubation : 11-15 days
- Days to Fledge : (24?-)28-30
- Number of Broods: 1
Migration
Most do not migrate
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
)
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
)
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
)
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Piciformes
(
)
- Meyer & Wolf, 1810
- Suborder:
Pici
(
)
- Meyer & Wolf, 1810
- Suborder:
Pici
(
- Order:
Piciformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Picoides villosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 27-Dec-2005
Similar Species
Downy Woodpecker, Three-Toed Woodpecker
Members of the genus Picoides
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 53 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. albolarvatus (White Headed Woodpecker) · P. albolarvatus albolarvatus (Northern White-Headed Woodpecker) · P. albolarvatus gravirostris (White-Headed Woodpecker) · P. arcticus (Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. arizonae (Arizona Woodpecker) · P. arizonae arizonae (Arizona Woodpecker) · P. atratus (Stripe-Breasted Woodpecker) · P. auriceps (Brown-Fronted Woodpecker) · P. borealis (Red-Cockaded Woodpecker) · P. borealis borealis (Red-Cockaded Woodpecker) · P. borealis hylonomus (Red-Cockaded Woodpecker) · P. canicapillus (Grey-Capped Woodpecker) · P. cathpharius (Crimson-Breasted Woodpecker) · P. dorae (Arabian Woodpecker) · P. dorsalis (American Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. fumigatus (Smoky-Brown Woodpecker) · P. himalayensis (Rufous-Bellied Woodpecker) · P. kizuki (Pygmy Woodpecker) · P. kizuki kizuki (Japanese Spotted Woodpecker) · P. leucotos (White-Backed Woodpecker) · P. lignarius (Striped Woodpecker) · P. macei (Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker) · P. maculatus (Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker) · P. mahrattensis (Yellow-Crowned Woodpecker) · P. major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) · P. medius (Middle Spotted Woodpecker) · P. minor (Lesser Spotted Woodpecker) · P. mixtus (Checkered Woodpecker) · P. mixtus mixtus (Checkered Woodpecker) · P. moluccensis (Brown-Backed Woodpecker) · P. moluccensis moluccensis (Brown-Capped Woodpecker) · P. nuttallii (Nuttall's Woodpecker) · P. pubescens (Little Guinea Woodpecker) · P. pubescens pubescens (Little Guinea Woodpecker) · P. scalaris (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris eremicus (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris graysoni (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris leucoptilurus (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris scalaris (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. stricklandi (Brown-Barred Woodpecker) · P. stricklandii (Strickland's Woodpecker) · P. temminckii (Temminck's Pygmy Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus (Banded-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus albidior (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus bacatus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus dorsalis (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus fasciatus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus tridactylus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. villosus (Queen Charlotte Woodpecker) · P. villosus icastus (Hairy Woodpecker) · P. villosus picoideus (Hairy Woodpecker) · P. villosus terraenovae (Hairy Woodpecker) · P. villosus villosus (Queen Charlotte Woodpecker)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A checklist of the vertebrate animals of Kansas / George D. Potts, Joseph T. Collins. [Lawrence, Kan.]: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. url p. 13.
- A survey of natural areas in Tyrrell County, North Carolina: for The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Coastal Natural Area Inventory Project / Raleigh: North Carolina Coastal Energy Impact Program, Office of Coastal Management, North Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources and Community Development, [1982?] url p. 12.
- An ecological characterization of Coastal Maine (north and east of Cape Elizabeth) / Stewart I. Fefer and Patricia S. Schettig: principal investigators. Newton Corner, Mass.: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, 1980. url .
- Appendices A-E: terrestrial resources injury assessment report: upper Clark Fork River NPL sites. Helena?, Mont.: Dept. of Justice?, 1995 url .
- Assessment of the Red Rock River subbasin and wetlands of the Centennial Valley / Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2009. url p. 13.
- Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 486.
- Bird populations in east central Illinois: fluctuations, variations, and development over a half-century / Champaign: University of Illinois Press, c1982. url p. 136.
- Birds in Kansas / Max C. Thompson & Charles Ely. 1 Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History: c1989- url p. 383, p. xv.
- Breeding-bird populations in the jack pine and mixed jack pine/deciduous stands in central Ontario / Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, c1995. url p. 19.
- California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 126.
- Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 391, p. 803.
- Great Basin naturalist memoirs. 1976 [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. url fig. 46, page 121, p. 220, p. 222, p. 223, p. 266, p. 78.
- Handbook of birds of eastern North America. New York, Appleton, 1907. url p. 232.
- Illinois River Bluffs area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, [and the] State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1998- url p. 76.
- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Lexington, KY: The Academy, 1998- url p. 170, p. 176, p. 187, p. 187, p. 53.
- Management plan, Robb/Ledford wildlife management area. [Helena]:Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, [1999] url .
- North American fauna. Washington: Fish and Wildlife Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off. url p. 96.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1979 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 4.
- P.D. Skaar's Montana bird distribution / revised by the Montana Bird Distribution Committee. [Helena, MT]:Montana Natural Heritage Program, 1996 url p. 67.
- Potential wildlife-highway interactions at select mile-markers along Montana Department of Transportation routes an ArcView GIS analysis / Bozeman, Mont.: Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Montana State University, 2001 url .
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 764.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 926.
- Proposed estuarine sanctuary grant award to the state of New York for a Hudson River estuarine sanctuary. Albany, N.Y.: New York, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, [1982] url p. 122.
- Robb/Ledford Wildlife management area: draft management plan. Helena, MT: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 1999 url .
- Rock River area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, Natural History Survey Division, in conjunction with State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, IL: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1996- url p. 133.
- Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 26.
- Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 22.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 14, p. 154, p. 160, p. 177, p. 211, p. 231, p. 292, p. 294, p. 303, p. 379, p. 393, p. 394, p. 402, p. 413, p. 437, p. 478, p. 487, p. 500, p. 518, p. 534, p. 554, p. 56, p. 602, p. 639, p. 643, p. 678.
- The Great Basin naturalist. 56 1996 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 251, p. 338, p. 45, p. 481, p. 603, p. 652, p. 720, p. 733, p. 765, p. 767.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2004. Picoides villosus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- BirdLife International 2009. Picoides villosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
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Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
- Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
- Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
- Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
- University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11486
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-686307
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2478838
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178226
- IUCN ID: 232768
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNYF07040
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13044
