Data Zone
Taxonomic note
Leuconotopicus villosus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Picoides.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Least Concern | |
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | altitudinal migrant | Forest dependency | High |
| Land mass type | Average mass | 52 g |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 29,600,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Severely Fragmented | - |
| Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | 8900000 | poor | estimated | 2019 |
| Population trend | Increasing | estimated | - | |
| Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 8,900,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification:
This species is increasing (Partners in Flight 2019). The rate of increase amounted to c. 6% over the past ten years (Pardieck et al. 2018).
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Canada | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Costa Rica | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| El Salvador | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Guatemala | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Honduras | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Mexico | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Nicaragua | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Panama | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| USA | N | Extant | Yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| Bahamas | Southern Abaco |
| Bahamas | Lucayan National Park |
| Canada | Gros Morne National Park |
| Bahamas | Red Bays |
| Bahamas | Lee Stocking Island |
| Bahamas | Mangrove Cay |
| Bahamas | Owenstown |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Boreal | suitable | resident |
| Forest | Temperate | major | resident |
| Altitude | 900 - 3450 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Leuconotopicus villosus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.
