Species profile
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Quick answer
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- Scientific name
- Melanerpes formicivorus
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Melanerpes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Acorn Woodpecker in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Picidae
- Abyssinian Woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus)
- African Piculet (Sasia africana)
- American Three-toed/black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
- Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei)
- Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)
- Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes dorae)
- Arizona Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus arizonae)
- Arrowhead Piculet, Guianan Piculet (Picumnus minutissimus)