Acorn woodpecker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the acorn woodpecker lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Melanerpes formicivorus
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Piciformes
Family	Picidae

Where does the acorn woodpecker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the acorn woodpecker in 11 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the acorn woodpecker endangered?

The acorn woodpecker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the acorn woodpecker?

The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae, genus Melanerpes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the acorn woodpecker

The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker with a length of around 20 cm (8 in), and an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz). It is found across Central America, as well as North into the western United States and South into parts of Colombia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Acorn woodpecker (revision 1380156282), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q368657 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).