Picoides pubescens

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Common permanent resident in wood margins and forested areas.

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.1 Forest - Boreal 1.4 Forest - Temperate 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

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

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2005.

Similar Species

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

Members of the genus Picoides

There are approximately 110 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. albolarvatus (Northern White-Headed Woodpecker) · P. albolarvatus albolarvatus (Southern 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. arizonae fraterculus · P. arizonae fraterculus] · P. arizonea · 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. canicapillus scintilliceps · P. cathpharius (Crimson-Breasted Woodpecker) · P. dorae · P. dorsalis (American Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. dorsalis bacatus · P. dorsalis dorsalis · P. dorsalis fasciatus · P. himalayensis (Himalayan Woodpecker) · P. kizuki (Japanese Spotted Woodpecker) · P. kizuki kizuki (Japanese Spotted Woodpecker) · P. leucotos (White-Backed Woodpecker) · P. leucotos lilfordi · P. leucotos namiyei · P. lignarius (Striped Woodpecker) · P. macei (Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker) · P. macei andamanensis · P. maculatus (Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker) · P. mahrattensis (Yellow-Crowned Woodpecker) · P. major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) · P. major numidus · P. medius (Middle Spotted Woodpecker) · P. minor (Lesser Spotted Woodpecker) · P. mixtus (Checkered Woodpecker) · P. mixtus berlepschi · P. mixtus cancellatus · P. mixtus malleator · P. mixtus mixtus (Checkered Woodpecker) · P. moluccensis (Brown-Capped Woodpecker) · P. moluccensis moluccensis (Brown-Capped Woodpecker) · P. nutallii · P. nuttalli · P. nuttallii (Nuttall's Woodpecker) · P. obsoletus ingens · P. pubescens (Little Guinea Woodpecker) · P. pubescens fumidus · P. pubescens gairdnerii · P. pubescens glacialis · P. pubescens homorus · P. pubescens leucurus · P. pubescens medianus · P. pubescens microleucus · P. pubescens nelsoni · P. pubescens pubescens (Little Guinea Woodpecker) · P. pubescens turati · P. scalaris (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalarisx nuttlallii · P. scalaris bairdi · P. scalaris cactophilus · P. scalaris catophilus · P. scalaris eremicus (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris graysoni (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris leucoptilurus (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris lucasanus · P. scalaris parvus · P. scalaris ridgwayi · P. scalaris scalaris (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris sinaloensis · P. scalaris soulei · P. scalaris sumplectus · P. scalaris symplectus · P. stricklandi (Strickland's Woodpecker) · P. stricklandii (Strickland's Woodpecker) · P. stricklandi arizonae · P. stricklandi aztecus · P. temminckii (Temminck's Pygmy Woodpecker) · P. tridactyla dorsalis · P. tridactylus (Banded-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus albidior (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus alpinus · P. tridactylus bacatus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus crissoleucus · P. tridactylus dorsalis (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus fasciatus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus funebris · P. tridactylus inouyei · P. tridactylus kurodai · P. tridactylus stechowi · P. tridactylus tianschanicus · P. tridactylus tridactylus (Banded-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. villosus (Queen Charlotte Woodpecker) · P. villosus audubonii · P. villosus harrisi · P. villosus hyloscopus · P. villosus icastus (Hairy Woodpecker) · P. villosus jardinii

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. ENG url p. 13.
• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Birds in Kansas / Max C. Thompson and Charles Ely. Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History: c1989- ENG url p. 380, p. 381, p. 401.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• FWS/0BS. [Washington]Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. ENG url p. 139.
• Great Basin naturalist memoirs. [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. ENG url p. 220, p. 78.
• 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. ENG url p. 495.
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

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 pubescens. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• 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.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• 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
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

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: 3854158
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178234 ITS-178259
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14519508
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178234
• IUCN ID: 47357
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNYF07030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13043

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