Population status

Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)

The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is well suited to monitor this vocal species, although coverage is poor in the northern parts of the range. BBS results indicate the Pileated Woodpecker population in Canada has shown a large increase since 1970. These increases have occurred across the range of Bird Conservation Regions in which the species breeds and over-winters. The increase has been relatively steady throughout the survey period and continues throughout the most recent decade. Winter Christmas Bird Count results provide support for a large increase in the population since 1970.

Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis

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Table 1: Population trends by geographic area
Geographic area	Time Period ^{Table 1 - footnote 1}	Annual trend ^{Table 1 - footnote 2}	Intervals ^{Table 1 - footnote3}
Geographic area	Time Period ^{Table 1 - footnote 1}	Annual trend ^{Table 1 - footnote 2}	Lower	Upper
Canada Select to view graph of the geographic area: Canada 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	2.5	1.2	3.4
Canada Select to view graph of the geographic area: Canada 2002-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	2002-2012	3.1	1.2	4.9

Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

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Table 2: Population trends by geographic area
Geographic area	Time Period	Annual trend ^{Table 2 - footnote 1}	Limits
Geographic area	Time Period	Annual trend ^{Table 2 - footnote 1}	Lower	Upper
Canada Select to view graph of the geographic area: Canada 1965-2012; Christmas Bird Count (CBC)	1965-2012	2.6	2	3.3

References

Bull, E.L. and J.A. Jackson. 2011. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Bull, E.L. and J.A. Jackson. 2011. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)