Acorn Woodpecker
Kingfishers and Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
All Year
Kingfishers and Woodpeckers
A specialist of oak woodland habitats.
Bright eyes, white face, dark head, reddish crown, and black-and white pattern in wings and tail give the Acorn Woodpecker a comical, if not distinctly pied, appearance.
May form communal or social groups. Usually nests in cavity or snag of live tree. Eats insects, sap, flower parts, fruit, seeds, lizards, and bird eggs.