Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Lewis' Woodpecker

Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis

Described by: Gray, G. R. (1849)
Alternate common name(s): Lewis's Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): Asyndesmus lewis

Photographs

Los Vaqueros Reservoir, Contra Costa County, California, USA - Nov 6, 2005 © Glen Tepke  Los Vaqueros Reservoir, Contra Costa County, California, USA - Nov 6, 2005 © Glen Tepke  Bailey Road, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA - Feb 3, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Bailey Road, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA - Feb 3, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Colorado, USA - Date unknown © Steve Messick 
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Range

Sw. Canada and w. United States;
Sw. Canada (s. British Columbia and sw. Alberta), w. United States (Montana, sw. South Dakota, nw. Nebraska s. to sc. California, c. Arizona, s. New Mexico and e. Colorado) and nw. Mexico (winters to the Baja and Sonora).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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