WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Black-backed Woodpecker belongs to Picidae, within the order Piciformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Black-backed Woodpecker · Picoides arcticus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Picoides arcticus
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Forest
Reported mass: 69.2 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.