Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 11,611
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gila woodpecker”.