Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus - Pic glandivore

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Melanerpes
Species
:
formicivorus

Descriptor

Swainson, 1827

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: 35 à 43 cm.
Weight
: 65 à 90 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Melanerpes formicivorus formicivorus (sw USA to se Mexico)
Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi (Oregon. USA. to n Baja California (Mexico))
Melanerpes formicivorus angustifrons (s Baja California. Mexico.)
Melanerpes formicivorus albeolus (e Chiapas. se Mexico. to Belize and ne Guatemala)
Melanerpes formicivorus lineatus (Chiapas. s Mexico. to n Nicaragua)
Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus (Nicaragua to w Panama)
Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula (Colombia)

Foreign names

Pic glandivore,
Carpintero bellotero,
pica-pau-das-bolotas,
Eichelspecht,
gyűjtő küllő,
Eikelspecht,
Picchio delle ghiande,
samlarspett,
Eikespett,
tesárik dubový,
datel sběrač,
Agernspætte,
terhotikka,
picot menjaglans,
dzięciur żołędziowy,
zīļu dzenis,
Муравьиный меланерпес,
ドングリキツツキ,
橡树啄木鸟,
samlarspett,
橡樹啄木,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland