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Picoides albolarvatus

Photo by digishooter
Photo taken: Green Horn Summit: Kern Co., CA., USA

[edit] Identification

20cm. Black body with white wing patches. White head and throat. Male bird has a red mark on back of his head.

[edit] Distribution

British Columbia south to the southern tip of California. Also in western Nevada and Idaho.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Montane coniferous forests.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest in dead trees; the eggs are incubated for 14 days and the young fledge after a further 26 days.

The diet includes pine seeds and insects.

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