Summary ⁶

The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, averaging approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. With an estimated population in 2003 of over nine million individuals, the Hairy Woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern in North America.

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1. (c) Gavan Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/34259482@N00/471754562
2. (c) JerryFriedman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Picoides_villosus_monticola_male1.jpg/460px-Picoides_villosus_monticola_male1.jpg
3. (c) Mdf, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Picoides-villosus-001.jpg/460px-Picoides-villosus-001.jpg
4. (c) DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Hairy_Woodpecker_RWD.jpg
5. (c) Mdf, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Picoides-villosus-002.jpg/460px-Picoides-villosus-002.jpg
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More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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