Arizona
Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis
(L 9.3" WS 16" WT 2.3 oz)
Sweetwater Wetlands
13Nov2009
Agressive bird found in southwest
US and northwest Mexico.
US and northwest Mexico.
Sonora Desert Museum
13Nov2009
Even the woodpecker owes his
success to the fact that he
uses his head...
success to the fact that he
uses his head...
(Coleman Cox)
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
Melanerpes in Greek means
black creeper; uropygialis in
Latin means rump.
black creeper; uropygialis in
Latin means rump.
© Tom
Johnson
Johnson
Macaulay
Library
Library
Melanerpes uropygialis
(L 9.3" WS 16" WT 2.3 oz)