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PRB-0231Piciformes

Hairy Woodpecker

Carpintero Velloso

Leuconotopicus villosus

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. With an estimated population in 2020 of almost nine million individuals, the hairy woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern. The species was previously placed in the genus Dryobates.

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FamilyPicidaeWoodpeckers

Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatforestsForest

Primary dietInvertebrateInvertivore

Average mass66.395 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementPartial migrant; Altitudinal migrant; Irregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentInsessorial

Sound archive

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Sound recorded by Paul Driver · XC1070645 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Hairy Woodpecker

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: forests
Elevation: 0–3500 m
Nest: Tree cavity · Stump; Pole; Tree
Clutch: 2–5 eggs
Social behavior: Singly and pairs

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This bird belongs to 6 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoAccidental & Rare Birds205 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoMigrants & Vagrants221 birds →Bird familyWoodpeckers (Picidae)3 birds →

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · inaturalist.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗

Research note: Wikipedia uses Dryobates villosus; normalized to current taxonomy Leuconotopicus villosus.