Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
English (US) Acorn Woodpecker
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes formicivorus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi
- Melanerpes formicivorus angustifrons
- Melanerpes formicivorus formicivorus
- Melanerpes formicivorus albeolus
- Melanerpes formicivorus lineatus
- Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus
- Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus formicivorus
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Temiscaltepec, Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.439
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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