species 68,719 observations

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Field notes

The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker with a length of around 20 cm (8 in), and an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz). It is found across Central America, as well as North into the western United States and South into parts of Colombia.

Supported by All

58 native plants
support it in the US

Food plants Plants it feeds on Valley Oak, Coast Live Oak, California Black Oak, Interior Live Oak 54
Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Western Sycamore, Goodding's Willow, Coast Redwood, Jeffrey Pine 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided