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Piciformes / Picidae / Melanerpes

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (gilwoo) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Melanerpes

Subspecies (3)

Melanerpes uropygialis brewsteri

southern Baja California
Melanerpes uropygialis cardonensis

northern Baja California
Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis

arid lowlands of southwestern USA to central Mexico

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (gilwoo) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.