Species
Melanerpes formicivorus (Acorn woodpecker)
Melanerpes formicivorus. Photo: (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz).
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)
- Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Genus: Melanerpes (Melanerpes woodpeckers)
- Species: Melanerpes formicivorus (Acorn woodpecker)
- Genus: Melanerpes (Melanerpes woodpeckers)
- Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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