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Scientific Name
Picoides arcticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Picoides arcticus (Swainson, 1832)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black-backed woodpecker
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
SubfamilyPicinae
GenusPicoides
SpeciesPicoides arcticus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Individual observed foraging on Greenstone Ridge east of Wagejo Lake on 4 May 2000 (A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005). 13 May 1995 (T. Gostomski): One seen along the Mott Island Trail (Gostomski 1995). One record of one bird near Lookout Louise, 2 June 1983 (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994).; Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Gostomski 1995. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Park is within area of year around residency (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Rare (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Uncommon resident, probably permanent (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Permanent resident (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Probably permanent resident; breeding record, black spruce of Siskiwit Swamp, June 1973, G.E. Belovsky and P.A. Jordan (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
8
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/2/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
12/14/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Sibley 2000. Gostomski 1995. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
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