Scientific Name
Sphyrapicus varius
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Park Synonyms
Sphyrapicus varius appalachiensis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Piciformes |
| Family | Picidae |
| Subfamily | Picinae |
| Genus | Sphyrapicus |
| Species | Sphyrapicus varius |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A casual fall and winter visitor to the Colorado River with only four records. One was photographed at Phantom Ranch 21-23 Oct 2010 (John West, David Meyer), one was at Lonely Dell Ranch at Lees Ferry on 27 Nov 1994 (John D. Grahame), a first-winter bird was at Lees Ferry from 16-30 Jan 1994 (Charles T. LaRue), and an adult male was at RM 1 on 12 Feb 1999 (Roger K. Radd, Charles T. LaRue, Lara L. Dickson). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
- Winter
- Vagrant
Geographic Regions Tags
- Colorado River
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
asnyder@nps.gov
Created Date
1/8/2013 10:25:55 PM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/24/2016 1:01:49 PM
Notes
(Sphyrapicus varius) The species previously known as Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has been split into two species: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Red-naped Sapsucker. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a casual fall and winter visitor to the Colorado River with only four records. One was photographed at Phantom Ranch 21-23 Oct 2010 (John West, David Meyer), one was at Lonely Dell Ranch at Lees Ferry on 27 Nov 1994 (John D. Grahame), a first-winter bird was at Lees Ferry from 16-30 Jan 1994 (Charles T. LaRue), and an adult male was at RM 1 on 12 Feb 1999 (Roger K. Radd, Charles T. LaRue, Lara L. Dickson). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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