- Dryobates arizonae
Identification
18cm.
- Brown upperparts
- Dark rump
- White underparts speckled with many brown spots
- Three white wing bars
- Two white stripes across the face
- White bar on the neck
Males have a red nape patch
Distribution
North and Central America: found in South-east Arizona, north and west Mexico.
Taxonomy
Formerly treated conspecific with Strickland's Woodpecker. Split now accepted by Clements and Howard & Moore.
Placed in genus Leuconotopicus by Gill and Donsker. Formerly included in genus Picoides
Subspecies[1]
- D. a. arizonae:
- D. a. fraterculus:
- Western Mexico (southern Sinaloa and adjacent Durango to Michoacán)
Habitat
Pine forests and mixed pine-oak slopes, wooded gardens and canyons at heights of about 4,500 to 7,000 feet.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a cavity excavated from a dead tree trunk. Three to four white eggs are laid on a bed of wood chips.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- WhatBird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arizona Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arizona_Woodpecker
External Links
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