Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis(Gray, GR, 1849)
English (US) Lewis's Woodpecker
The Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) 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.
Range: oak-pine woodland of western North America; winters to northern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes lewis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lewis's Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Lewis
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1849)
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 3, pt.48, App. p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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