Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Red-bellied Woodpecker

French common name:

Pic à ventre roux

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Red-Bellied Woodpecker	Pic à ventre roux
2005	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Pic à ventre roux
2010	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Pic à ventre roux
2015	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Pic à ventre roux
2020	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Pic à ventre roux

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Melanerpes carolinus	Picidae	Piciformes
2005	Melanerpes carolinus	Picidae	Piciformes
2010	Melanerpes carolinus	Picidae	Piciformes
2015	Melanerpes carolinus	Picidae	Piciformes
2020	Melanerpes carolinus	Picidae	Piciformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Genuine change in status.	Has increased

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5B,N4N5N,N3M
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present