Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis(Baird, SF, 1854)
English (US) Gila Woodpecker
The Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) 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 uropygialis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gila Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Baird, SF, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis
- Melanerpes uropygialis cardonensis
- Melanerpes uropygialis brewsteri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Centurus uropygialis
- Described by
- (Baird, SF, 1854)
- Type locality
- Bill Williams Fork of Colorado River, New Mexico, i.e. Arizona.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7 p.120
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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