Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpeckers can look very comical, especially when in groups such as at the hummingbird feeders at the SW Research Station near Portal, Arizona.
Acorn Woodpecker
Relatives in same Genus
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (M. aurifrons)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (M. carolinus)
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (M. chrysogenys)
Red-headed Woodpecker (M. erythrocephalus)
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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a resident of oak woodlands across parts of the western United States including many parts of Oregon and California as well as New Mexico, Arizona, ...
These caches are defended against Western Scrub-Jays and other groups of Acorn Woodpeckers. Although populations have declined in surrounding urban areas, those on campus should persist if mature oaks remain available.
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
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The Acorn Woodpecker
The acorn woodpecker - a nine-inch-long bird with a face like a harlequin - has a black and white head with a red crown, a yellowish-white throat, a black chin, a black bill and white-encircled eyes.
Acorn Woodpecker has white rump and has black about the face and crown, and a white belly.
Acorn woodpecker populations in the southwestern United States occupy primarily low-elevation montane plant communities dominated by Gambel oak (Q. gambelii) and ponderosa pine [20,20,29,49,65,101,123,124,143,145].
The Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, is common in California, but ranges north to Oregon, eastward to Arizona and New Mexico, and south into Mexico.
Power Struggles of Acorn Woodpeckers
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Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
Gila Woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis
Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
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A reporter on one of their news shows asserted that Woody was actually based on the Acorn Woodpecker and when several listeners questioned that another reporter - who at the time was the official All Things Considered bird commentator (ed note: ...
It makes a high, rolling cr-a ak sound. Flocks of them sound similar to the Acorn Woodpecker heard from a distance.
Nesting / Breeding:
They nest in limestone cliffs near moving water in large colonies.
Some of the birds that can be seen here are Blue-capped Motmot, Lineated Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker. By the time we arrived it was noon and we didn't see many birds.
The young hatch in 14 days and are attended to by the parents and other adults, which like Acorn Woodpeckers, engage in cooperative breeding. This is probably because the young are altrical, or late leaving the nest, fledging after 31 days.
Other potential future splits in Baja may include LeConte's Thrasher (Vizcaino Thrasher), White-breasted Nuthatch, and Acorn Woodpecker. Here you will find photos and information on each of the endemics.
 See also: Woodpecker, Sparrow, Robin, Hummingbird, Flycatcher
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