ABOUT THIS SPECIES
ACORN WOODPECKER – (Species Account Weblog #118)
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Piciformes – Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans and Honeyguides
- FAMILY: Picidae – Woodpeckers,
- BINOMIAL NAME: Melanerpes formicivorus
The Acorn Woodpecker is a standard, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands in North America, from southwestern Washington, Oregon, California, southwestern United States, and western Mexico, extending south by way of the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes of Colombia. All through its vary, this species is intently related to oaks (genus Quercus) and is mostly present in pine–oak woodlands. It’s in all probability greatest identified for its extremely social habits and distinctive methodology of storing acorns in specialised timber referred to as storage timber or granaries. (from Birds of the World)
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
In Costa Rica we noticed Acorn Woodpeckers many instances within the mid to higher elevation areas.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Picture Gallery photographs (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by international locations.
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