[DOC] [TLE] About the Gila Woodpecker | The Nature Conservancy [PAR] Gila woodpeckers excavate cavities in cacti and trees as nesting sites. ... in 
deserts, brushy woodlands and urban parks from the American southwest to west
-central ... ecological function of removing unhealthy flesh from the saguaro 
cactus. ... the lands and waters on which all life depends  including the gila 
woodpecker! [DOC] [TLE] Gila woodpecker - Wikipedia [PAR] The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of 
the desert regions of the southwestern United ... Cavities excavated by these 
woodpeckers in saguaro cacti are later used by a variety of other species, 
including the elf owl. There ... Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S.; Birds of North 
America. [DOC] [TLE] Gila Woodpecker Fact Sheet - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum [PAR] This woodpecker can be found in southeast California, southwest Nevada, 
southern Arizona, southwest New Mexico ... In the Sonoran Desert they often 
make these cavities in saguaro cactus. ... In captivity gila woodpeckers can live 
as long as 10 years, much less in the wild. ... 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson AZ 
85743 U.S.A. [DOC] [TLE] - Woodpeckers - DesertUSA [PAR] Acorn Woodpecker and Gila Woodpecker ... insects and for excavating deep 
cavities in trees and columnar cacti for nesting sites, ... Woodpecker on Saguaro 
... to this mode of life, according to the fine old book Birds of America, edited by T
. ... in our Southwestern desert basins and mountain ranges, according to Roger 
Tory... [DOC] [TLE] Gila Woodpecker, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of ... [PAR] A conspicuous resident in the deserts of the Southwest and Mexico, the Gila 
Woodpecker is a ... When a pair of Gila Woodpeckers excavates a nest hole in a 
saguaro cactus, ... Drying time is required for the inner pulp of the cactus to form a 
solid casing around the cavity. ... The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, 
PA. [DOC] [TLE] Gila Woodpecker | Audubon Field Guide [PAR] Common and conspicuous in stands of saguaro, or giant cactus, it also lives in 
the ... Generally in dry country, but requires suitable sites for nesting cavities: ... 
Readily adapts to suburbs of southwestern cities. ... Lives of North American 
Birds... [DOC] [TLE] A Gila Woodpecker tends to a nest cavity in a Saguaro Cactus ... [PAR] just look at those babies following their mom.....cutest birds ever. I love the quail 
that live in my neighborhood. One day when I have a home with a wonderful... [DOC] [TLE] A Gila Woodpecker at a nest cavity in a Saguaro Cactus | az. native ... [PAR] A Gila Woodpecker at a nest cavity in a Saguaro Cactus | See more about 
Woodpeckers, Cavities and Nests. ... That would be a cute bumper sticker..life is 
short. ...... American Southwest, North American, Southwest Desert, Southwest 
Bird,... [DOC] [TLE] Gila Woodpecker(Melanerpes uropygialis) [PAR] The Gila Woodpecker was added to the California State Endangered List in ... In 
the United States, from extreme southwestern New Mexico (Hidalgo and ... In 
saguaro scrub, Giant Saguaro (Carnegia gigantea), Organ Pipe Cactus ... boles 
for cavity sites, and Gila Woodpeckers are common in Sonoran Desert riparian 
areas. [DOC] [TLE] Photo: Owl Nests in Giant Cactus | Amazing Images - Live Science [PAR] Apr 8, 2013 ... Great horned owls nest in the cavities and crevices of giant sagauro ... The park 
is named after North America's largest cactus species, the giant saguaro. These 
cacti grow only in the Sonoran Desert in the U.S. Southwest ... Gilded flickers and 
Gila woodpeckers will excavate inside the saguaro's pulpy flesh. [DOC] [TLE] Gila Woodpecker - Melanerpes uropygialis [PAR] The Gila Woodpecker is a woodpecker of the arid American Southwest. It has a 
relatively small range in southern Arizona, and western Mexico. There, they are a
... [DOC] [TLE] Making a Home among the Saguaros | BirdNote [PAR] In the arid Arizona desert, where cacti thrive but trees are scarce, the Gila 
Woodpecker and this Gilded Flicker carve out nest cavities in living saguaros. 
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Question: The Gila woodpecker of the American Southwest lives in a cavity of this giant cactus
Answer: the Saguaro