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  1. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Taken near the Sundial Bridge (Redding, CA, USA).
  2. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Taken near the Sundial Bridge (Redding, CA, USA). Don't adjust your monitor or twist your neck, he really was just frantically climbing around upside-down.
  3. White Woodpecker

    White Woodpecker

  4. Acorn Woodpecker (female)

    Acorn Woodpecker (female)

    Taken at the Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area (Lake Boris).
  5. White Woodpecker

    White Woodpecker

  6. Gila Woodpecker (male)

    Gila Woodpecker (male)

    Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis) Five subspecies have been described while three is normally recognized by most modern day authors. Only the nominate is mapped for Arizona. Species slightly sexually dimorphic. Photographed in Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA. Desert...
  7. Gila Woodpecker (female)

    Gila Woodpecker (female)

    Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis) Five subspecies have been described while three is normally recognized by most modern day authors. Only the nominate is mapped for Arizona. Species slightly sexually dimorphic. This girl was willing to take the risk to reap the sweet rewards...
  8. Puerto Rican Woodpecker

    Puerto Rican Woodpecker

    Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) This Puerto Rican endemic was photographed in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA. Urban setting, disturbed tropical lowland rainforest at ca. 20 m (66 ft) elevation.
  9. Acorn Woodpecker (female)

    Acorn Woodpecker (female)

    Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus formicivorus) Seven subspecies are recognized with only the nominate being mapped for Arizona. Birds are slightly sexually dimorphic. The male lacks a black strip between the white and red on top of his head. Photographed in Ramsey Canyon in the...
  10. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

  11. Red-crowned Woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus

    Red-crowned Woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus

    Commonest and most frequent seen woodpecker in Venezuela. Up to 1900 mt. Here the female following the male.
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