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Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

About Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
  • Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers

The hairy woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. With an estimated population in 2020 of almost nine million individuals, the hairy woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern. Some nomenclature authorities, such as the eBird/Clements checklist, place this species in the genus Dryobates.

Visits

  • 2008-04-05

    Waddell Creek State Park, United States of America
    Image from 2008-04-05
  • 2009-01-10

    Elgin, United States of America
    Seen on Walton Island near the Hemmens Auditorium.
  • 2009-05-05

    Elgin - Bluff Spring Fen, United States of America
  • 2009-11-07

    Pinnacles National Monument, United States of America
  • 2010-01-16

    Sugar Pine Point State Park, United States of America
    Image from 2010-01-16
  • 2010-02-19

    Volcan Nevado de Toluca, Mexico
    Image from 2010-02-19
  • 2010-06-08

    Talkeetna, United States of America
  • 2012-06-13

    Mount Davidson, United States of America
  • 2012-07-08

    Necedah NWR, United States of America
  • 2012-07-11

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park - South Unit, United States of America
    Image from 2012-07-11
  • 2013-03-17

    Lake Merced , United States of America
  • 2014-05-10

    Pinery Canyon, United States of America
    Image from 2014-05-10
  • 2015-05-26

    Ferson Creek Fen, United States of America
  • 2015-05-27

    Crabtree Nature Center, United States of America
  • 2016-05-05

    Pratt Wayne Woods, United States of America
  • 2021-06-09

    Yosemite National Park, United States of America
  • 2021-06-12

    Glass Mountains, United States of America
  • 2024-04-02

    San Jose del Pacifico, Mexico