VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY

Four species of the Piciformes (woodpeckers), all derived from one family, the Picidae, are known to occur on campus:

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Mission Creek Greenway, Kelowna, BC (5 Aug 2015)
Bottom Photo: Male @ University House, UBC Okanagan (21 Feb 2013)

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ UBC Okanagan? (19 Apr 2013)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, near Coldstream, BC (3 May 2017)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Fisher Road area, Kelowna, BC (19 Apr 2013)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Benvoulin Woods, Kelowna, BC (3 May 2017)
(On-campus photo not available)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Robert Lake, Kelowna, BC (11 Apr 2012)
Bottom Photo: Male @ UBC Okanagan (18 Sep 2015)