Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Authority: (Vieillot, 1809)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened because its moderately small population is precautionarily assumed to be in slow decline based on known threats and local trends. In parts of the range, the species was found to be recovering due to intense conservation action.

Population size: 19000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,630,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Nearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial