by NG | Dec 28, 2017 | Woodpeckers
Species of North American bird The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States. Taxonomy The yellow-bellied sapsucker was described and illustrated using a hand-coloured plate by...
by NG | Dec 27, 2017 | Woodpeckers
Species of bird The ladder-backed woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) is a North American woodpecker. Description Comparison of ladder-backed (above) and Nuttall's woodpecker The ladder-backed woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in...
by NG | Dec 27, 2017 | Woodpeckers
Species of bird The pileated woodpecker (/ˈpaɪliˌeɪtəd wʊdpɛkər, pɪ-/, Dryocopus pileatus) is a large, mostly black woodpecker native to North America. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of...
by NG | Dec 20, 2017 | Woodpeckers
Species of bird Not to be confused with Red-bellied woodpecker. Adult males and females are identical in size and plumage The red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open...
by NG | Dec 20, 2017 | Woodpeckers
Species of bird The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada. Though it has a vivid orange-red crown and...
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