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Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialis
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,184,405 |
|---|---|
| California | 61,358 |
| Oklahoma | 12,181 |
| Texas | 10,458 |
| Colorado | 10,042 |
| Mexico | 7,733 |
| Utah | 7,108 |
| Arizona | 3,656 |
| New Mexico | 1,734 |
| Chihuahua | 1,010 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Dryobates Woodpeckers · Dryobates |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Ladder-backed Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.