American Three-Toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
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<birdfyi-bird slug="picoides-dorsalis"></birdfyi-bird>The American Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) is a bird species in the family Picidae (pájaros carpinteros), within the order Piciformes (pájaros carpinteros y tucanes). Recorded measurements include a weight of 56.8 g.
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The American Three-Toed Woodpecker is a medium woodpecker weighing about 57 g, found in boreal and montane conifer forests of North America. It has only three toes and specializes in scaling bark from dead trees to expose beetle larvae.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Peso | 56,775000000000006 g | 2.00 oz |
Habitat & Range
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CV. Incubation: 11-14 days. Fledging: 24 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Piciformes (Pájaros Carpinteros y Tucanes) |
| Familia | Picidae (Pájaros Carpinteros) |
| Genus | Picoides |
| Especies | Picoides dorsalis |
Distribution
American Three-Toed Woodpecker has been recorded in 2 countries.
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Preguntas frecuentes
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Picidae family