| Gila woodpecker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Melanerpes |
| Species: | M. uropygialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird, 1854)
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| Distribution (green) | |
The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Melanerpes uropygialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680853A92882402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680853A92882402.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.