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Range Map for Acorn Woodpecker

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Resident (nonmigratory), except for one population near the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona. These birds usually leave their breeding grounds in winter (possibly heading to Mexico’s Sierra Madre) as they are unable to store enough acorns to make it through winter in most years. Other populations may wander irregularly when local acorns are scarce.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Woodpeckers(Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae)

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