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Scientific Name
Picoides scalaris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Picoides scalaris (Wagler, 1829)
Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (LAMR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
SubfamilyPicinae
GenusDryobates
SpeciesPicoides scalaris
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Resident of mesquite savanna throughout the park. Sometimes found in riverine habitats, cottonwood savanna and soapberry patches. Observed in McBride Canyon, Bates Canyon, Plum Creek, Alibates Flint Quarries, Sanford-Yake, east of Bugbee, North Canyon and at the North End.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common, although somewhat inconspicuous resident of mesquite savanna throughout the study area.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Of four nests recorded during 2002-2003 study, two were excavated in side limbs of cottonwoods (one in a dead tree, and another in a dead limb of a living tree), 2.5-4 m above the ground, and two others in living mesquite trees 1.2-1.5 m above the ground.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
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Created Date
9/29/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Heidi Sosinski, SOPN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
9/29/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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