Arizona Woodpecker

This species is known in older field guides as a subspecies of Strickland's Woodpecker. The 42nd supplement of the American Ornithologists Union checklist officially split Strickland's Woodpecker into two species: the northern population in the Sierra Madre Occidental region and the southern population in central Mexico .

The Arizona Woodpecker is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Because Arizona Woodpeckers rely on sycamores, and sycamore seedlings require a high water table for germination, overdraft of groundwater and heavy grazing may be detrimental to Arizona Woodpecker populations. Conservation The Arizona Woodpecker has not been afforded any special conservation status at the state or federal level. Much of the species habitat in the U.S. portion of its range is publicly owned. More

All male Arizona Woodpeckers below, the female never put in an appearance while I photographing. ************************************************* ******************************************* ********************************************* ************************************************* ***************************************************** It truly was a good day for photographing the Arizona Woodpecker. More

the Arizona Woodpecker a North American species, references and appropriate sections will be modified to acknowledge this change. Many a mile of mountaineering have I undertaken in seeking the home of this elusive carpenter, and my reward to date has been several nests of crying babies. In fact, somewhere in my fieldbook I queried whether or not this bird be viviparous, a creature producing living young instead of eggs! H. More

The Arizona Woodpecker (Picoides arizonae) is a woodpecker native to southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. The species northernmost range in southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, and northern Sonora is the region of the Madrean sky islands, a region of higher Sonoran Desert mountain ranges. This species is known in older field guides as a subspecies of Strickland's Woodpecker. More

the Arizona Woodpecker which is a resident here in S. Arizona. Posted by Ray Goodwin at 6:02 PM 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Photography by Ray Goodwin - The joy of photography is not in producing great pictures. It is experiencing the places that great pictures can be found. More

Arizona Woodpecker: Occurs in the mountains of extreme southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Range extends southward into Mexico through Sierra Madre Occidental of Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Zacatecas, and Michoaca. Frequents open oak or pine-oak woodlands or sycamores in canyons. More

Arizona Woodpecker is one of several primarily Mexican species whose range barely extends into the southwestern U.S. It is found from southeastern Arizona and adjacent New Mexico south into Mexico along the Sierra Madre Occidental. An uncommon species, it is found primarily in dry pine-oak habitat and adjacent riparian woodlands, most often at elevations of 1,500-1,700 m, but as low as 900 m and as high as 2,500 m in Mexico. More

Arizona Woodpecker Range MapView dynamic map of eBird sightings Field MarksHelp - * Adult malePopOutZoom In Adult male * © Brian E. Small * Adult femalePopOutZoom In Adult female * © Brian E. More

Male Arizona WoodpeckerThe Arizona Woodpeckers (Picoides arizonae) is known in older field guides as a subspecies of Strickland's Woodpecker. The 42nd supplement of the American Ornithologists Union checklist officially split Strickland's Woodpecker into two species: the northern population in the Sierra Madre Occidental region (Arizona, P. arizonae) and the southern population in central Mexico (Strickland's, P. stricklandi). Distribution / Range: United States range restricted to southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. More