Picoides villosus

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

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 Disturbancet: Medium

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

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

Notes

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

Similar Species

Downy Woodpecker, Three-Toed Woodpecker

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.
• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 51.
• 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. 383.
• Birds of the Northwest: a hand-book of the ornithology of the region drained by the Missouri River and its tributaries / by Elliott Coues. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1874. ENG url p. 285.
• 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.)
• Great Basin naturalist memoirs. [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. ENG url p. 121, p. 220, p. 222, p. 223, p. 266, p. 78.
• 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 villosus. 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 March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, and quot;Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds, and quot; in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
• 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 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: 3854161
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178226 ITS-178262
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14519508
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178226
• IUCN ID: 47359
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNYF07040
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13044

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