Arizona Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus arizonae (Hargitt, 1886)

41 gWeight

The Arizona woodpecker (Leuconotopicus arizonae) is a woodpecker native to southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico.

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: United States, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: United States, Mexico

Arizona Woodpecker has been recorded at 20 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Madera Canyon – Santa Rita LodgeUnited States20,131 records
Ramsey Canyon PreserveUnited States4,983 records
Cave Creek Canyon – South ForkUnited States4,890 records

More places

Portal – Cave Creek RanchUnited States3,272 records
Ash Canyon Bird SanctuaryUnited States927 records
Florida Canyon – lowerUnited States866 records
Madera Canyon – Proctor Rd.United States864 records
Reserva de La Chara PintaMexico590 records
Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States563 records
Reserva Ecológica Sierra de San Juan – La NoriaMexico493 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Mexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Arizona woodpecker (Leuconotopicus arizonae) is a woodpecker native to southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. The species' northernmost range in southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, and northern Sonora is the region of the Madrean Sky Islands, a region of higher Sonoran Desert mountain ranges.

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Questions

How big is the Arizona Woodpecker?

The Arizona Woodpecker weighs around 41 g.

Where does the Arizona Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and western, northern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Mexico.