Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) On Saguaro cactus next to nesting hole
Description
English: Male Gila woodpecker on Saguaro cactus with nesting hole (Melanerpes uropygialis), Tucson, Arizona
Date 12 April 2009
Author Gary L. Clark
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gila_woodpecker_on_Saguaro.jpg
The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae, Genus: Melanerpes, Species: Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird, 1854).
