Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila woodpecker | Woodpeckers | Woodpeckers | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Gilaspecht | Spechten | Spechtvogels | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren |
| Melanerpes uropygialis | Picidae | Piciformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
The Loop (Tucson, Arizona, United States)
2023:04:01 09:25:04
OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/3200 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 10 m
Tucson, Arizona, United States
2017:04:07 08:15:46
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 10.00 m
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
2015:02:26 19:10:29
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/3200 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 11.89 m
Fort Lowell Park, Tucson
2014:02:07 16:28:50
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F6.3, ISO 250, distance 7.94 m
The Gila Woodpecker is a common woodpecker in the Sonoran Desert. He always makes himself heard and goes from tree to tree (or cactus) screeching. Here's a moment of rest.
Where I have seen this species
The database holds 33 pictures at 4 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.
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Woodpeckers
- Crimson-bellied woodpecker
- Northern flicker
- Campo flicker
- Gilded flicker
- Crimson-mantled woodpecker
- Golden-olive woodpecker
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Black-rumped flameback
- Black woodpecker
- Pileated woodpecker
- Golden-fronted woodpecker
- Red-bellied woodpecker
- Acorn woodpecker
- Gila woodpecker
- Arizona woodpecker
- Smoky-brown woodpecker
- Downy woodpecker
- Ladder-backed woodpecker
- Hairy woodpecker
- White-barred piculet
- European green woodpecker
- Streak-throated woodpecker
- Red-naped sapsucker
- Red-breasted sapsucker
- Yellow-bellied sapsucker
- White-spotted woodpecker
- Cardinal woodpecker
- Bearded woodpecker
- Golden-tailed woodpecker
- Black-cheeked woodpecker
- Red-cockaded woodpecker
- Hoffmann's woodpecker
- Chestnut-colored woodpecker
- Lineated woodpecker
- African grey woodpecker
- Fine-spotted woodpecker
- Lesser spotted woodpecker
- Nubian woodpecker
- Eastern grey woodpecker
Orders with photos
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- Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives
- Sandgrouse
- Pigeons, and doves
- Parrots, macaws, parakeets, and lories
- Cuckoos
- Owls
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- Swifts and hummingbirds
- Trogons
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