Nuttall's Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Picoides nuttallii

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Location: Kern County, California, USA

Identification

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

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Habitat

Oak woodlands.

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.

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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