Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris

Described by: Wagler (1829)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Dendrocopos scalaris

Photographs

Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA - May 20, 2004 © William Hull  Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA - May 20, 2004 © William Hull  Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA - May 20, 2004 © William Hull  Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, California, USA - Dec 31, 2002 © Glen Tepke  Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA - Dec 6, 2009 © Peter Moulton 
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Range

Sw. United States s. to c. Central America;
(1) Sw. United States from s. California, s. Nevada, sw. Utah, nw. and c. Arizona, c. and ne. New Mexico, se. Colorado, sw. Kansas, w. Oklahoma and Texas s. to c. and e. Mexico.
(2) N. Baja.
(3) S. Baja.
(4) Tres Marias Is.
(5) W. Mexico.
(6) S. Mexico (Chiapas).
(7) Ec. Mexico (n. Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel Is.).
(8) Belize, interior of c. Guatemala (near Magdalena Milpas Altas, Dpto. Sacatepequez) and the Pacific coast of Honduras. Pine savannas of e. Honduras and ne. Nicaragua.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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