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Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Photo by Jim Nelson
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized woodpecker...markings as shown.

Habitat:

This bird is found in the southwest, from California/southern Nevada, down through Arizona into Mexico. This bird was spotted in Madera Canyon, about 40 miles north of the US/Mexico border in Arizona.

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Acorn woodpecker

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PublishedMarch 3, 2015

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