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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
36.7288, -95.9655
Field Notes
Description:
The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a mid-sized woodpecker, measuring 18–22 cm (7.1–8.7 in) in length, 34–40 cm (13–16 in) in wingspan and weighing from 40–63 g (1.4–2.2 oz).[2][3] Adults are black on the back and wings with white bars; they have a black head with white lines down the side and a red forehead and crown, a yellow breast and upper belly, a white lower belly and rump and a black tail with a white central bar. Adult males have a red throat; females have a white throat.
Habitat:
Found in dense woodland in Bartlesville, OK, USA.
Notes:
This is a female and it looks like she may be molting.
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