Scientific Name
Dryobates villosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dryobates villosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Hairy Woodpecker
Park Synonyms
Picoides villosus
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 | Leuconotopicus |
Species | Dryobates villosus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
The Southeast Utah Group riparian birds database lists a total of 60 sightings of this species from all three CANY monitoring sites over the period from 1993-2005.; Data Source: Fagan 1995, Bibkey #617662
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Sibley 2000, Bibkey #388608
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Fagan defines this as a ‘Fairly Common’ species: usually present in moderate numbers.; Data Source: Fagan 1995, Bibkey #617662
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
per Fagan, this species is a Permanent Resident: present throughout the year. He also notes that there is a documented breeding record for the park. The Southeast Utah Group riparian birds database holds 1 breeding observations (direct form of evidence) for this species from one of three CANY monitoring sites over the period from 1993-2005.; Data Source: Fagan 1995, Bibkey #617662
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
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
7/31/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jrbrehm@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/18/2025 1:56:39 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Fagan 1995, Bibkey #617662