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Scientific Name

Melanerpes formicivorus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827)

Park

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

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 formicivorus

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: SEKI Wildlife Observations Database (SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb); DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2004. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Sequoia and Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks and Devil’s Postpile National Monument: A Comparison Between Time Periods and Locations. Institute for Bird Populations. Point Reyes Station, California. 109 pp.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: American Ornithologists' Union 1983, Checklist of North American Birds, 7th Edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., 829 pp.

Abundance

Uncommon

Abundance Notes

Locally abundant; Data Source: SEKILandbirdInventory2004.mdb; Harold Werner, personal observations

Management Tags

Management Priority
Buildings constructed within their natural foothill range often receive significant damage

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Data Source: DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2004. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Sequoia and Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks and Devil’s Postpile National Monument: A Comparison Between Time Periods and Locations. Institute for Bird Populations. Point Reyes Station, California. 109 pp.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

377

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Harold Werner

Created Date

6/8/2005 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Rose Cook

Last Modified Date

7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb; SEKILandbirdInventory2004.mdb; SEKIMAPS2004.mdb

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NPSpecies

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