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Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,447, February 1,252, March 1,304, April 1,617, May 1,571, June 1,155, July 990, August 1,008, September 1,279, October 1,307, November 1,680, December 1,295.
United States828,918
California15,905
Arizona9,608
Mexico4,568
New Mexico2,390
Sinaloa1,476
Baja California Sur1,188
Jalisco1,012
Sonora635
Nayarit141

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWoodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers · Picidae
GenusMelanerpes Woodpeckers · Melanerpes

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