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[[Image:Ladder-backed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fulmar <br/>Photo taken in Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Morongo Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA ]] | [[Image:Ladder-backed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fulmar <br/>Photo taken in Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Morongo Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA ]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
They nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks. 2 and 7 plain white eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes. | They nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks. 2 and 7 plain white eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes. | ||
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Diet includes insects and their larva, and also fruit produced by cacti. | Diet includes insects and their larva, and also fruit produced by cacti. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Picoides+scalaris}} | {{GSearch|Picoides+scalaris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Picoides]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Picoides]] | ||
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- Picoides scalaris
Identification
16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in length. Black and white, barred pattern on back and wings. Rump, breast and flanks speckled with black. Adult males have a red crown patch that is smaller in immatures and lacking in adult females.
Distribution
South-western United States, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Dry brushy areas and thickets.
Behaviour
They nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks. 2 and 7 plain white eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes. Diet includes insects and their larva, and also fruit produced by cacti.
