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Male
Photo © by digishooter
Kern County, California, USA, April 2006

Dryobates nuttallii

Picoides nuttallii

Identification

Black and white barred back, wings, and outer tail
White undersides with spotted flanks
Black and white striped face

Male: Red nape
Female: Black crown
Juvenile: Red crown

Similar Species

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Distribution

Female
Photo © by digishooter
Wofford Heights, Kern Co., California, USA, January 2007

	Pacific coast of North America: across California to northern Baja California, Mexico.
	Legend • P. nuttallii; year-round Maps/Texts consulted^1,2,3

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Chaparral and oak woodlands.

Behaviour

Juvenile
Photo © by digishooter
Wofford Heights, Kern Co., California, USA, July 2010

Breeding

Nest holes are excavated in trees. The clutch consists of 3-6 eggs which are incubated by both parents for about two weeks.

Diet

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

References

Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Sibley, David A. 2000. The Sibley Guide to Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
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.
Brinkley, Edward S. 2007. Field Guide to Birds of North America. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Nuttall's Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nuttall%27s_Woodpecker

External Links

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-;Picoides nuttallii
+[[Image:Nuttalls_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|digishooter|digishooter}}<br /> Kern County, [[California]], [[USA]], April 2006]]
-[[Image:Nuttalls_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by '''digishooter'''<br>Location: Kern County, [[California]], [[USA]]]]
+;[[:Category:Dryobates|Dryobates]] nuttallii
+Picoides nuttallii
 ==Identification==
-Black-and-white barred back, wings, and outer tail, white undersides with spotted flanks, red crown and a black-and-white striped face.
+*Black and white barred back, wings, and outer tail
+*White undersides with spotted flanks
+*Black and white striped face<br />
+'''Male''': Red nape<br />
+'''Female''': Black crown<br />
+'''Juvenile''': Red crown
+====Similar Species====
+[[Ladder-backed Woodpecker]]
 ==Distribution==
+[[Image:36635MG 0049jan252007post.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|digishooter|digishooter}}<br />Wofford Heights, Kern Co., [[California]], [[USA]], January 2007]]
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-[[Image:P_nuttallii.png|100px|left]]
+[[Image:Map-Nuttall's Woodpecker.png|left]]
-|Pacific coast of [[North America]] from southern [[Oregon]] across [[California]] to northern Baja California, [[Mexico]].
+|Pacific coast of [[North America]]: across [[California]] to northern [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]].
 |-
 |<font size=4>Legend</font><br>
 '''<font color="#00FF00" style="background-color: black">•</font>'''&nbsp;''P. nuttallii''; year-round<br>
-<font size="1">Maps consulted<sup>[[#References|1]],[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]]</sup></font>
+<font size="1">Maps/Texts consulted<sup>[[#References|1]],[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]]</sup></font>
 |}
 ==Taxonomy==
-A monotypic species.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br />
 ==Habitat==
-Oak woodlands.
+Chaparral and oak woodlands.
 ==Behaviour==
-Nest holes are excavated in trees.  3-6 eggs are laid and then incubated by both parents for about two weeks.
+[[Image:Nutals 29012010 final.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|digishooter|digishooter}}<br />Wofford Heights, Kern Co., [[California]], [[USA]], July 2010]]
+====Breeding====
+Nest holes are excavated in trees.  The clutch consists of 3-6 eggs which are incubated by both parents for about two weeks.
+====Diet====
 Diet includes insects such as beetles, caterpillars, ants, and bugs.
 ==References==
-# Sibley, David A. 2000. ''The Sibley Guide to Birds''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Sibley, David A. 2000. ''The Sibley Guide to Birds''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
-# 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.
+#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.
-# Brinkley, Edward S. 2007. ''Field Guide to Birds of North America''. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
+#Brinkley, Edward S. 2007. ''Field Guide to Birds of North America''. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Picoides+nuttallii}}
+{{GSearch|Woodpecker+nuttallii}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Picoides]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:dryobates]] [[Category:Maps]]