Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gambel, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From sea-level - 1,700 m, occasionally to 2000 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico, USA (B).

Northern California southern (mainly west of desert areas) to north-western Baja California.

Population
Estimated population is 300,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (77)...)

Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) [XC408467]
by Frank Lambert from Big Santa Anita Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, United States (call)

Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) [XC703746]
by Thomas G. Graves from Laguna Mnts, Sunrise Highway, mile 19 pullout, San Diego County, California, United States (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris), both being closely related to Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). Hybridizes occasionally with both.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Nuttalls Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) - 10 files

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