Woodpeckers (Picidae)
White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus) - HBW 7, p. 493
French: Pic à tête blanche
German: Weißkopfspecht
Spanish: Pico Cabeciblanco
Taxonomy: Leuconerpes albolarvatus Cassin, 1850, Oregon Canyon, California.
Closest to P. borealis, P. stricklandi and P. villosus. Races rather poorly differentiated, with variation possibly clinal. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850) - SC British Columbia S, discontinuously in mountains, to Washington, W Idaho, Oregon, California (S in Coast Ranges to NW Colusa, and along Sierra Nevada in E), and extreme W Nevada.
- gravirostris (Grinnell, 1902) - SW California (mountains around Los Angeles and San Diego).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Three scenes of an adult male foraging on the trunks of pine trees. Locality Frazier Mountain, San Emigdio Mountains, California, USA (United States) (ssp gravirostris)
Don DesJardin 12 September 2009 3 years ago 47 sec 4.5 -
Two scenes of an adult female, distinguished by the absence of the red head patch, foraging on the trunks of pine trees. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp gravirostris)
Don DesJardin 12 September 2009 3 years ago 43 sec 4.4 -
A male foraging on a tree trunk. Locality San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA (United States) (ssp gravirostris)
Paul Clarke 22 November 2012 22 weeks ago 37 sec 4 -
An adult male excavating a nest cavity Locality Sisters, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA (United States) (ssp albolarvatus)
Steven Siegel 31 May 2003 9 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird probing for food on a tree trunk Locality Wrightwood, San Bernardino County, California, USA (United States) (ssp gravirostris)
Paul Clarke 24 May 2002 5 years ago 35 sec 3.7 -
An immature going up a trunk Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp gravirostris)
Don DesJardin 30 June 2006 6 years ago 16 sec 3.5
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A male bringing grubs to a nest hole.
Locality Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington State, USA (United States) (ssp albolarvatus)
Ken Havard 28 June 2009 31 weeks ago 4 -
Adult Female feeding juvenile
Locality Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 10 July 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
Juvenile with adult in background
Locality Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 10 July 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Pecking at a pine
Locality Los Padres National Forest, California, USA (United States)
incineratingbunny@yahoo.com 14 August 2009 3 years ago 2
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Male drumming Locality Wenas Creek, Yakima County, Washington State, USA (United States)
(ssp albolarvatus)
Andrew_Davis 7 May 2004 3 years ago 4
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