Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird, SF, 1854)

65 gWeight

The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico.

Busiest months: January and March–April · Most records: United States, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January and March–April · Most records: United States, Mexico

Gila Woodpecker has been recorded at 59 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sweetwater WetlandsUnited States28,523 records
Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States26,470 records
Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water RanchUnited States20,560 records

More places

Anza Trail – TubacUnited States12,913 records
Ash Canyon Bird SanctuaryUnited States11,240 records
Catalina SPUnited States8,114 records
Patagonia Lake SP – Birding TrailUnited States7,737 records
Santa Gertrudis LaneUnited States7,718 records
Reid ParkUnited States7,699 records
Agua Caliente ParkUnited States7,314 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 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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Gila Woodpecker?

The Gila Woodpecker weighs around 65 g.

Where does the Gila Woodpecker live?

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