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Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris
(Wagler, JG, 1829)
Carpinterillo Mexicano
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picoides scalaris, Picus scalaris.

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Number of Photography: 5

Foto
Photography ID: 402762
 Santo Domingo
San Luis Potosí
Mexico
10/20/2008
Anibal Prina
Foto
Photography ID: 360105
♂  Adult
Las Cruces
New Mexico
United States
10/22/2019
Sebastián Otero
Foto
Photography ID: 360104
♀  Adult
Las Cruces
New Mexico
United States
10/22/2019
Sebastián Otero
Foto
Photography ID: 103973
♀  Adult
Sedona
Arizona
United States
05/27/2015
Pablo Eguia


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Number of Records: 10



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
196022910/01/2024MexicoDistrito FederalJardín Botánico Unam1Pablo Eguia
159711316/05/2022MexicoDistrito FederalJardín Botánico UnamPablo Eguia
112404422/10/2019United StatesNew MexicoLas Cruces Flood Control Dam, Las Cruces4Sebastián Otero
86648107/01/2019MexicoMéxicoCiudad Prehispánica de Teotihuacán, San Juan Teotihuacan de AristaPablo Eguia
86641504/01/2019MexicoDistrito FederalBosque de ChapultepecPablo Eguia
86640503/01/2019MexicoMorelosTepoztlanPablo Eguia
43285931/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaJoshua tree national parkMarcos Augusto Lartigau
29585527/05/2015United StatesArizonaSedonaPablo Eguia
126764320/10/2008MexicoSan Luis PotosíSanto DomingoAnibal Prina
106219501/10/2006MexicoVeracruzChaqueado camino al Tajin1Julian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.