Picoides pubescens

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Common permanent resident in wood margins and forested areas.

Ecology: List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.1     Forest - Boreal   
  
•     1.4     Forest - Temperate   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.5     Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas   
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Biology

Diet

Primarily insects, with some fruit and seeds.

Reproduction

Nests from late April to mid-June.

• Breeding Habitat : Woodland
• Nest Type: Cavity
• Clutch Size: 3-6
• Length of Incubation : 12 days
• Days to Fledge : 20-25
• Number of Broods: 1 in north, 2? in south

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Picoides pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 27-Dec-2005

Similar Species

Differs from the Hairy Woodpecker in smaller size and shorter bill.

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)

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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.
• Appendices A-E: terrestrial resources injury assessment report: upper Clark Fork River NPL sites. Helena?, Mont.: Dept. of Justice?, 1995 url .
• Bird blow flies (Protocalliphora) in North America (Diptera: Calliphoridae), with notes on the Palearctic species / Curtis W. Sabrosky, Gordon F. Bennett, and Terry L. Whitworth. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c1989. url p. 238.
• 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. 380, p. 381, p. 401, 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. 390, p. 803.
• FWS/0BS. [Washington]Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. url p. 139.
• Final environmental impact statement: proposed estuarine sanctuary grant award to the state of New York for a Hudson River estuarine sanctuary / Albany, N.Y.: The Department, [1982] url p. 58.
• Great Basin naturalist memoirs. 1976 [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. url p. 220, p. 78.
• 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. 187, p. 187, p. 191.
• 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.
• Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 495.
• P.D. Skaar's Montana bird distribution / revised by Susan Lenard. .. [et al.]. Helena: Montana Natural Heritage Program, 2003. url p. 72.
• 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 .
• 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. 58.
• 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. 11, p. 22.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 14, p. 160, p. 303, p. 369, p. 402, p. 434, p. 434, p. 487, p. 500, p. 518, p. 554, p. 571, p. 602, p. 610, p. 643, p. 649, p. 667, p. 678, p. 703, p. 71, p. 750.
• The Great Basin naturalist. 53 1993 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 249, p. 282, p. 338, p. 359, p. 45, p. 481, p. 522, p. 603, p. 604, p. 652, p. 654, p. 733, p. 767.
• Tongass National Forest: hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, first session, on S. 23 Washington [D.C.]: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 1989. url p. 226.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
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• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 01, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 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
• The New York Botanical Garden: Bronx River Bioblitz
• 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: 11483
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-686300
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178234
• IUCN ID: 232764
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNYF07030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13043

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