Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus - Pic glandivore

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Piciformes

  • Family
    :

    Picidés

  • Genus
    :

    Melanerpes

  • Species
    :

    formicivorus

Descriptor

Swainson, 1827

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 23 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 35 à 43 cm.
  • Weight
    : 65 à 90 g
Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pic glandivore
♂ adult
Pic glandivore
♀ adult

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

  • Melanerpes formicivorus formicivorus (sw USA to se Mexico)
  • Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi (Oregon. USA. to n Baja California (Mexico))
  • Melanerpes formicivorus angustifrons (s Baja California. Mexico.)
  • Melanerpes formicivorus albeolus (e Chiapas. se Mexico. to Belize and ne Guatemala)
  • Melanerpes formicivorus lineatus (Chiapas. s Mexico. to n Nicaragua)
  • Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus (Nicaragua to w Panama)
  • Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula (Colombia)

Foreign names

  • Pic glandivore,
  • Carpintero bellotero,
  • pica-pau-das-bolotas,
  • Eichelspecht,
  • gyűjtő küllő,
  • Eikelspecht,
  • Picchio delle ghiande,
  • samlarspett,
  • Eikespett,
  • tesárik dubový,
  • datel sběrač,
  • Agernspætte,
  • terhotikka,
  • picot menjaglans,
  • dzięciur żołędziowy,
  • zīļu dzenis,
  • Муравьиный меланерпес,
  • ドングリキツツキ,
  • 橡树啄木鸟,
  • 橡樹啄木,

Voice song and cries

Pic glandivore
♂ adult

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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