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Picoides nuttallii

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Location: Kern County, California, USA

[edit] Identification

Black-and-white barred back, wings, and outer tail, white undersides with spotted flanks, red crown and a black-and-white striped face.

[edit] Distribution

	Pacific coast of North America: across California to northern Baja California, Mexico.
	Legend • P. nuttallii; year-round Maps/Texts consulted1,2,3

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Oak woodlands.

[edit] Behaviour

Nest holes are excavated in trees. 3-6 eggs are laid and then incubated by both parents for about two weeks.

Diet includes insects such as beetles, caterpillars, ants, and bugs.

[edit] References

1. Sibley, David A. 2000. The Sibley Guide to Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
2. Lowther, Peter E. 2000. Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii). The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/555.
3. Brinkley, Edward S. 2007. Field Guide to Birds of North America. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

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