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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 06:07:00 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Lewis's Woodpecker*
Id (Atlas):
Melanerpes lewis
Description (10 )
Lewis's Woodpecker
© lesoiseauxdufaucigny.centerblog.net
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.
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)... )
Listen to XC597597
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis ) [XC597597 ]
by from Rd 2, Yolo County, California, United States (call)
Listen to XC575042
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis ) [XC575042 ]
by Steve Hampton from Granite Springs Road, El Dorado County, California, United States (call)
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Lewiss Woodpecker see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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