Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis - Pic des saguaros
Systematics
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Order:
Piciformes
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Family:
Picidés
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Genus:
Melanerpes
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Species:
uropygialis
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 24 cm
- Wingspan: 41 cm.
- Weight: 51 à 79 g
Longevity
7 years
Geographic range
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,
- 吉拉啄木,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
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 (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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