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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
33.3327, -118.336
Field Notes
Description:
Acorn Woodpecker: Medium-sized, clown-faced woodpecker. The male has a red crown, white forehead and glossy black face and body. The breast is white with black streaking; belly and rump are white. Yellow-tipped throat feathers may be present. Wings are black with white patches. Eyes are white. Female is similar except for a black patch between the white forehead and red crown. The juvenile has a dark eye.
Habitat:
Hills on the outskirts of Avalon.
Notes:
This woodpecker was preening as it clung to the trunk of the pine tree.
Reference Links:
Acorn Woodpecker
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 11, 2013
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