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Scientific Name
Melanerpes lewis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melanerpes lewis (G. R. Gray, 1849)
Park
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Lewis's woodpecker
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
SubfamilyPicinae
GenusMelanerpes
SpeciesMelanerpes lewis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2005. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Yosemite National Park. Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California. 153 pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Irregularly rare to fairly common winter resident in Mariposa region, irregularly rare spring transient below 5000', irregularly rare fall transient below and occassionally above treeline and extremely rare winter visitor elsewhere; Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; Siegel, R.B. and D.F. DeSante. Avian Inventory of Yosemite National Park (1998-2000). Revised Draft Final Report. The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, California.; DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2005. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Yosemite National Park. Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California. 153 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
14
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Steve Thompson
Created Date
8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lchow@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/23/2015 3:03:05 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; YOSEWildlifeObs.mdb; YOSEMAPS2004.mdb; Automated National Catalog System (ANCS) Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Irregularly rare to fairly common winter resident in Mariposa region, irregularly rare spring transient below 5000', irregularly rare fall transient below and occassionally above treeline and extremely rare winter visitor elsewhere; Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.
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