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Scientific Name
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker
Park Synonyms
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 | Melanerpes |
| Species | Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Occurrence
Unconfirmed
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (Palmer 1949) and North America (Long 1981).
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Casual in spring, rare in fall (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in Maine. Adamus (1983) former breeder, currently breeds sporadically in southern New England; no reports of breeding since 1926 or 1927 despite very sporadic summer occurrence.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/11/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist.
Witt (1997) reports this species in areas adjacent to the park.
Russell (1984?) casual in spring, accidental in fall. Lists 6 records of species, all outside of park.
Favour (1970): 1 immature observed between 22 November and 27 December 1962 at the feeder of Mrs. Harland Parsons in Salisbury Cove. Also reported on the 31 December 1966 CBC count at a Bar Harbor feeder. Also reported on 20 December 1969 at a feeder in Somesville.
Bond (19??) vagrant from the south, one record on 27 May 1941.
Tyson and Bond (1941): One seen near Bar Harbor, May 27, 1941.
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