Woodpeckers in New Mexico
Our list for New Mexico has 13 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisResidentUncommon26–28 cmRecorded all year
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisResidentRare20–25 cmRecorded all year
Arizona WoodpeckerPicoides arizonaeSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker 16–19 cm
- Red-naped Sapsucker 19–21 cm
- Arizona Woodpecker 19–21 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-headed Woodpecker 19–23 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 cm
- American Three-toed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Gila Woodpecker 20–25 cm
- Williamson's Sapsucker 21–25 cm
- Lewis's Woodpecker 26–28 cm
- Northern Flicker 28–31 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made