Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1849)

Habitat
Open arid conifer, oak and riparian woodlands of the interior. Rare in coastal areas.

Range (Guide)

Canada (B), Mexico, USA (B).

Coastal ranges and foothills of Rocky Mts from southern British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico, east to South Dakota, Wyoming and south-eastern Colorado; in winter mostly in southern parts of range.

Population
Estimated population is 130,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Generally silent. Calls include a series of short, harsh 'churr' notes and clicking, squeaky 'yick' notes. Infrequent, weak drum rolls followed by a few taps.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (45)...)

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) [XC254610]
by Bruce Lagerquist from Four Mile Draw Rd, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States (call)

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) [XC425107]
by Dan Lane from Elko County, Nevada, United States (begging call, call, adult calls)

Nest
A cavity excavated in a dead tree branch.

Eggs (Guide)
5 - 9; white. Incubation: about 12 days; by both sexes.

Young
Fledge in 28 - 35 days.

Subspecies
Rather distinctive. Sometimes placed in monotypic genus Asyndesmus, but shows many similarities to typical Melanerpes.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lewiss Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) - 10 files

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