Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis - Pic des saguaros

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Melanerpes
Species
:
uropygialis

Descriptor

Baird, SF, 1854

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: 41 cm.
Weight
: 51 à 79 g

Longevity

7 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis (sw USA to w Mexico)
Melanerpes uropygialis cardonensis (n Baja California. Mexico.)
Melanerpes uropygialis brewsteri (s Baja California. Mexico.)

Foreign names

Pic des saguaros,
Carpintero del Gila,
pica-pau-do-deserto,
Gilaspecht,
gilaszalagos küllő,
Gilaspecht,
Picchio di Gila,
kaktusspett,
Kaktusspett,
tesárik kaktusový,
datel gilský,
Gilaspætte,
kaktusraitatikka,
picot de Gila,
dzięciur kaktusowy,
kaktusu dzenis,
Гила,
サバクシマセゲラ,
吉拉啄木鸟,
kaktusspett,
吉拉啄木,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

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

Illustration

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Sources of information

Vol. 7 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
What Bird-The ultimate Bird Guide, Mitchell Waite
Woodpeckers, an identification guide of the woodpeckers of the world, Winkler Hans, Christie David
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest