Species profile
Melanerpes shawi
Melanerpes shawi
Quick answer
Melanerpes shawi is a species in the Picidae family, order Piciformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes shawi
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Melanerpes
Recording Melanerpes shawi 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)