Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Sphyrapicus
Species: thyroideus
Williamson's Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) is a medium-to large-sized (21-25 cm) woodpecker that lives in the mountains of western North America, from southern British Columbia to central Mexico. They inhabit middle to high elevation conifer and mixed conifer forests of northern and western New Mexico. They drill holes in trees to eat sap and phloem fibers; they also eat insects and fruits.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 16
Number of Mapped Locations: 40
Number of Observations: 110
Observation date range: 12-31-1949 to 10-02-2019
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)