Tuesday 18 November 2014

Picid in Focus: Hairy Woodpecker

Male Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus. Photo taken near Portal, Arizona, USA, in July 2014, by Gerard Gorman.

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Endemic Woodpeckers

An endemic species is one that is restricted in range to a particular habitat or region. In birding parlance the term often refers to a species being found only in one country. There are numerous endemic woodpeckers around the globe, with isolated islands often having endemic species. Here is a male Black-necked Woodpecker Colaptes atricollis race peruvianus, which is endemic to parts of Andean Peru. Taken in the Maranon Valley, Peru, November 2012, Gerard Gorman.

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Picid in Focus: Arizona Woodpecker

Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae. This is a male, females lack the red hind-crown patch. Note that despite the name, this species also occurs in northern Mexico. Photo taken near Portal, Arizona, USA in July 2014, by Gerard Gorman.