Information and observations about species of woodpeckers
that live on Mount Desert Island

(Order Piciformes, Class Aves, Phylum Chordata, Kingdom Animalia)

(updated 15 May 2018)


Order Piciformes - woodpeckers

Mount Desert Island is home to 9 species in 5 genera in 1 family. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.

   Picidae (5 genera, 9 species)
      Melanerpes erythrocephalus - red-headed woodpecker
      Melanerpes carolinus - red-bellied woodpecker
      Sphyrapicus varius - red-bellied sapsucker
      Picoides pubescens - downy woodpecker
      Picoides villosus - hairy woodpecker
      Picoides tridactylus - American three-toed woodpecker
      Picoides arcticus - black-backed woodpecker
      Colaptes auratus - northern flicker
      Dryocopus pileatus - pileated woodpecker





Picidae

Picoides villosus (hairy woodpecker)
Female.

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Dryocopus pileatus (pileated woodpecker)

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