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= __//**American Three-Toed Woodpecker**//__ = __//Common Name://__ American Three-Toed Woodpecker

__Scientific Name:__ //Picoides Dorsalis//

__Natural Habitat:__ These birds breed in mature or old-growth boreal conifer forests, especially spruce, larch, fir, and pine.

__Biotic Factors:__ The trees they live in, also dead trees or other areas undergoing a lot of infestations of wood-boring beetles.

__Abiotic Factors:__ They generally prefer denser forest, which would mean little sunlight

__Niche:__ -Diet: Bark beetle larvae, which are the most common prey and they also eat other insects and some fruit. -Size: Slightly smaller than the Black-backed Woodpeckers, about 21 cm and have a wingspan of 38 cm -Housing Requirements: Trees, dense forests -Climate Requirements: Generally in shaded areas, cooler -Relationship With Other Species: Form monogamous pairs, usually live near the Black-backed Woodpecker -Food Chain: The bird eats bugs, the bugs eat plants, and the plants make energy from the sun -How Old Are They Before They Reproduce?: When they find a mate -How Many Offspring Do They Reproduce?: It varies from 3-7 eggs -Active: Mostly they are active during the day -Living Habits: They are difficult for humans to see because they like to live high in tree in solitary -Group Animal Or Pack Animal?: They are primarily pack animals

__Why Is This Animal Endangered/Threatened?:__ What classifies a species to be endangered or threatened is when they have a loss or change in habitat, over-exploitation, predation, competition, disease, disturbance or contamination.

__Current Population:__ 12 in the United States

__Conservation Efforts:__ Fire suppression and logging practices that do not leave the diseased and dying timber that hosts their main food source

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