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Acorn Woodpecker  [Melanerpes formicivorus]
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long with an average weight of 85 g.The adult has a black head, back, wings and tail, white forehead, throat, belly and rump. The eyes are white. The adult male has a red c...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/acorn_woodpecker/ - Last revised: May 01, 2023
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Arizona Woodpecker  [Picoides arizonae]
The Strickland's Woodpecker (Picoides stricklandi) is a medium-sized species of woodpecker endemic to Mexico. The Arizona Woodpecker (P. arizonae) was formerly considered the northern subspecies of this bird until the 42nd supplement of the American Ornit...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/arizona_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Downy Woodpecker  [Picoides pubescens]
The Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, is the smallest woodpecker in North America. Adults are mainly black on the upper parts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above and below the eye....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/downy_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Feb 11, 2018
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Gila Woodpecker  [Melanerpes uropygialis]
The Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.The back and wings of this bird are spo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gila_woodpecker/ - Last revised: May 01, 2023
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Hairy Woodpecker  [Picoides villosus]
The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker.Their breeding habitat is forested areas with large trees across most of North America to Central America. They nest in a tree cavity, excavated by the nesting pair.Adults are mainly bl...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hairy_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Nov 01, 2022
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Jamaican Woodpecker  [Melanerpes radiolatus]
The Jamaican Woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Source BirdLi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/jamaican_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker  [Picoides scalaris]
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) is a North American woodpecker. Range and habitat The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is fairly common in dry brushy areas and thickets and has a rather large range. The species can be found year-round over the so...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ladder_backed_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Lewis's Woodpecker  [Melanerpes lewis]
The Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis, is a large North American species of woodpecker which was named for Meriwether Lewis, one of the explorers who surveyed the areas bought by the United States of America during the Louisiana Purchase.One of the lar...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lewiss_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Magellanic Woodpecker  [Campephilus magellanicus]
The Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a very large woodpecker resident to Chile along the Andes, and to some parts of South-Western Argentina. This species is the southern-most example of the Genus Campephilus, which includes the famous...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/magellanic_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Northern Flicker  [Colaptes auratus]
The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/northern_flicker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Nuttall's Woodpecker  [Picoides nuttallii]
Nuttall's Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii, is a species of woodpecker named after naturalist Thomas Nuttall.Nuttall's Woodpecker is common in groves of live oak and chaparral west of the Sierra mountains in the state of California and extends south into th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/nuttalls_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Pileated Woodpecker  [Dryocopus pileatus]
The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North American woodpecker.Adults (40-49 cm long, 250-350 g weight) are mainly black with a red crest and a white line down the sides of the throat. Adult males have a red line from the bill to t...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/pileated_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Red-bellied Woodpecker  [Melanerpes carolinus]
The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. Its common name is somewhat mi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_bellied_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Red-breasted Sapsucker  [Sphyrapicus ruber]
The Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber, is a medium-sized woodpecker.Adults have a red head and upper chest; they have a white lower belly and rump. They are black on the back and wings with bars; they have a large white wing patch. Northern birds,...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_breasted_sapsucker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker  [Picoides borealis]
About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 8.5 in. (20-23 cm) long, with a wingspan of about 14 in. (36 cm.) and a weight of about 1.5 ounces. Its back is barred with black and white horizonta...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_cockaded_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Red-headed Woodpecker  [Melanerpes erythrocephalus]
The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker from temperate North America. Their breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the eastern-central United States. Taxonomy The Red-headed Woodpec...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_headed_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Red-naped Sapsucker  [Sphyrapicus nuchalis]
The Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized woodpecker.Adults have a black head with a red forehead, white stripes and a red spot on the nape; they have a white lower belly and rump. They have a yellow breast and upper belly. They are...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_naped_sapsucker/ - Last revised: Mar 11, 2019
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Strickland's Woodpecker  [Picoides stricklandi]
The Strickland's Woodpecker (Picoides stricklandi) is a medium-sized species of woodpecker endemic to Mexico. The Arizona Woodpecker (P. arizonae) was formerly considered the northern subspecies of this bird until the 42nd supplement of the American Ornit...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/stricklands_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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White-headed Woodpecker  [Picoides albolarvatus]
The White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus) is a non-migratory woodpecker that resides in pine forests of the mountains of western North America. It has a black body (approximately 20 cm long) and white head. It has white primary feathers that for...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/white_headed_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Nov 01, 2022
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Williamson's Sapsucker  [Sphyrapicus thyroideus]
Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus (sapsuckers). Habitat Their breeding habitat is open forested areas, including conifers, in the western part of North America, from British Col...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/williamsons_sapsucker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  [Sphyrapicus varius]
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, is a medium-sized woodpecker. Taxonomy The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is part of the New World sapsucker genus Sphyrapicus which is within the woodpecker family Picidae The genus also includes the Red-naped...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/yellow_bellied_sapsucker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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