Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) | Details

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	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

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	46 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,440,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	2,600,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	2000000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2016
Population trend	decreasing	-	inferred	-
Generation length	3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: Partners in Flight estimated the population size to be 2,000,000 mature individuals (Rosenberg et al. 2016).

Trend justification:

The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Canada	extant	native
Guatemala	extant	native
Mexico	extant	native
USA	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Boreal	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 2900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-naped-sapsucker-sphyrapicus-nuchalis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.