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Definition of Melanerpes formicivorus

Melanerpes formicivorus
Carpintero Car`pin*te"ro (k[add]r`p[-e]n*t[asl]"r[-o]), n. [Sp., a carpenter, a woodpecker.] A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larv[ae], which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.

Meaning of Melanerpes formicivorus from wikipedia

- The acorn wood**** (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized wood**** with a length of around 20 cm (8 in), and an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz)...
- genus Melanerpes was introduced by the English ornithologist William John Swainson in 1832 to accommodate the red-headed wood**** (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)...
- care. This has been observed in avians like acorn wood****s (Melanerpes formicivorus), and fishes as the cichlid fish (Julidochromis transcriptus)....
- formicivorus (A) Gila wood****, Melanerpes uropygialis (A?) Golden-fronted wood****, Melanerpes aurifrons (A) Red-bellied wood****, Melanerpes carolinus...
- oaks, Engelmann oaks, giant Jeffrey pines, Acorn Wood****s (Melanerpes formicivorus), hawks and turkey vultures. Dogs are not allowed off leash. Big...
- Cooperative Polygamy Vary for Males and Females in the Acorn Wood**** (Melanerpes formicivorus)". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 208...
- (Bufo boreas) Woodhouse's toad (Bufo woodhousii) Acorn wood**** (Melanerpes formicivorus) Abert's towhee (Pipilo aberti) American avocet (Recurvirostra...
- wood****, Melanerpes lewis (A) (B) Red-headed wood****, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (A) (Possibly breeding) Acorn wood****, Melanerpes formicivorus (A) Red-bellied...
- ultramarina, Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri, acorn wood**** Melanerpes formicivorus, canyon towhee Pipilo fuscus, mourning dove Zenaida macroura, broad-billed...
- antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus), acorn wood**** (Melanerpes formicivorus), red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus), and Baja California chorus...