Arizona
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
(L 7.25" WS 13" WT 1.1 oz)
Found in deserts of
southwest U.S., Mexico
and Central America.
southwest U.S., Mexico
and Central America.
Saguaro East Nat’l
Forest
Forest
16Nov2009
© Bob
McGuire
McGuire
Macaulay
Library
Library
Dryobates is Greek for
oak tree
inhabitant; sclaris in Latin
means ladder.
inhabitant; sclaris in Latin
means ladder.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
Paton’s Center for
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
23Jan2020
Clearly shows the
ladder back.
ladder back.