Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Batchelder's Woodpecker, Black-And-White Driller, Downy Woodpecker, Gairdner's Woodpecker, Little Guinea Woodpecker, Little Sapsucker, Tommy Woodpecker, Willow Woodpecker
Common Names in French:
Pic Mineur
Common Names in German:
Dunenspecht
Common Names in Japanese:
セジãƒã‚³ã‚²ãƒ©
Common Names in Spanish:
Carpintero Velloso-Menor
Description
Physical Description
Adult : Face : white Eye Ring: red patch Malar : black mark Postocular Stripe : black Bill: black Length: short Neck: Nape: black Body: Back: white Underparts: white Tail: black; 3 outermost feathers are white with dark spots.
Size/Age/Growth
About 6.75 to 7 inches long, with a wingspan of 11 to 12 inches. Adults weigh about 1 ounce .
Habitat
Common permanent resident in wood margins and forested areas.
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:1.1Forest - Boreal
1.4Forest - Temperate
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Biology
Diet
Primarily:
Insects
Lesser Quantities of: Fruit Seeds
Reproduction
Nests
from late April to mid-June.
- Breeding Habitat : Woodland
- Nest Type: Cavity
- Clutch Size: 3-6
- Length of Incubation : 12 days
- Days to Fledge : 20-25
- Number of Broods: 1 in north, 2? in south
Migration
Nonmigratory
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Order:
Piciformes
()
- Meyer & Wolf, 1810
- Woodpeckers
- Order:
Piciformes
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Picoides pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2005
Similar Species
Differs from the Hairy Woodpecker in smaller size and shorter bill.
Members of the genus Picoides
There are approximately 109 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. albolarvatus (White Headed Woodpecker) · P. albolarvatus albolarvatus · P. albolarvatus gravirostris (White-Headed Woodpecker) · P. arcticus (Black-Backed Woodpecker) · P. arizonae (Arizona Woodpecker) · P. arizonae arizonae · P. arizonae fraterculus · P. arizonae fraterculus] · P. arizonea · P. atratus · P. auriceps · P. borealis (Red-Cockaded Woodpecker) · P. borealis borealis · P. borealis hylonomus (Red-Cockaded Woodpecker) · P. canicapillus · P. canicapillus scintilliceps · P. cathpharius · P. dorsalis (American Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. dorsalis bacatus · P. dorsalis dorsalis · P. dorsalis fasciatus · P. himalayensis · P. kizuki · P. kizuki kizuki · P. leucotos · P. leucotos lilfordi · P. leucotos namiyei · P. lignarius (Striped Woodpecker) · P. macei · P. macei andamanensis · P. maculatus · P. mahrattensis · P. major · P. major numidus · P. medius · P. minor · P. mixtus (Checkered Woodpecker) · P. mixtus berlepschi · P. mixtus cancellatus · P. mixtus malleator · P. mixtus mixtus · P. moluccensis · P. moluccensis moluccensis · P. nutallii · P. nuttalli · P. nuttallii (Nuttall's Woodpecker) · P. obsoletus ingens · P. pubescens (Downy Woodpecker) · P. pubescens gairdnerii · P. pubescens glacialis · P. pubescens homorus · P. pubescens leucurus · P. pubescens medianus · P. pubescens microleucus · P. pubescens nelsoni · P. pubescens pubescens · P. pubescens turati · P. pubescens x · P. scalaris (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris bairdi · P. scalaris cactophilus · P. scalaris catophilus · P. scalaris eremicus (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris graysoni (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris leucoptilurus (Ladder-Backed Woodpecker) · P. scalaris lucasanus · P. scalaris parvus · P. scalaris ridgwayi · P. scalaris scalaris · P. scalaris sinaloensis · P. scalaris soulei · P. scalaris sumplectus · P. scalaris symplectus · P. scalarisx nuttlallii · P. stricklandi (Strickland's Woodpecker) · P. stricklandi arizonae · P. stricklandi aztecus · P. stricklandii · P. temminckii · P. tridactyla dorsalis · P. tridactylus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus albidior (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus alpinus · P. tridactylus bacatus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus crissoleucus · P. tridactylus dorsalis (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus fasciatus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. tridactylus funebris · P. tridactylus inouyei · P. tridactylus kurodai · P. tridactylus stechowi · P. tridactylus tianschanicus · P. tridactylus tridactylus (Three-Toed Woodpecker) · P. villosus (Hairy Woodpecker) · P. villosus audubonii · P. villosus harrisi · P. villosus hyloscopus · P. villosus icastus (Hairy Woodpecker) · P. villosus jardinii · P. villosus maynardi
Bibliography
- Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
- Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)
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Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2004. Picoides pubescens. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 25, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
- Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
- Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
- Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
- Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- The New York Botanical Garden: Bronx River Bioblitz
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
- University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854158
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178234 ITS-178259
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13817724
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178234
- IUCN ID: 47357
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNYF07030
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13043
