Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

Spanish: Carpintero mexicano

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)
Photographed by principeroqueta on iNaturalist

The ladder-backed woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) is a North American woodpecker. Some taxonomic authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, continue to place this species in the genus Picoides. Most often recorded in Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Piciformes › Picidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records29,592 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2021
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/dryobates-scalaris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.