Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
3778 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 16.5–19 cm
- Body Mass
- 31.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
ATK
61
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 61).
DEF
39
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 39).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
🌍 Range & Habitat
9 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Dryobates scalaris cactophilus
sw USA to c, e Mexico
- Dryobates scalaris eremicus
n Baja California (Mexico)
- Dryobates scalaris lucasanus
s Baja California (Mexico)
- Dryobates scalaris soulei
Cerralvo I.
- Dryobates scalaris graysoni
Tres Marías Is. (off w Mexico)
- Dryobates scalaris sinaloensis
w Mexico
- Dryobates scalaris scalaris
s Mexico
- Dryobates scalaris parvus
n Yucatán and Cozumel I. (se Mexico)
- Dryobates scalaris leucoptilurus
Belize to n Nicaragua
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Gordon Karre · CC BY-NC
