Species profile
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, MA. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Leuconotopicus villosus
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Leuconotopicus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Hairy 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)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- 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)