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Gray-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
gyfwoo1, GHWO, GFNW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesPicus canus
Codesgyfwoo1, GHWO, GFNW
Identification

The Gray-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) is a member of the Woodpeckers family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gyfwoo1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Gray-headed Woodpecker photo
(c) Erik Eckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erik Eckstein

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Picus canus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: gyfwoo1