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BIRDS

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

Birds
NativeYear-round
Hairy Woodpecker, photo 1 of 5
Hairy Woodpecker, Male
Hairy Woodpecker, Female
62.6 gWeight

Bird weighing 62.6 g. Present year-round. Lives in forests. Feeds on insects. Forages in the trees.

There are 2,236 observations of Hairy Woodpecker in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April and May, but it is reported every month.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal556
  2. Montérégie292
  3. Capitale-Nationale262
  4. Laurentides204
  5. Outaouais180
  6. Estrie169
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue163
  8. Lanaudière91
  9. Laval66
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent60
  11. Mauricie57
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean36
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  14. Centre-du-Québec26
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine25
  16. Côte-Nord12
  17. Nord-du-Québec5

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalis
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticus
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata