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Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Photo by DarleneKBoggs
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Field Notes

Description:

Woodpecker with red head & upper chest, yellowish-gray belly & black back with some white

Habitat:

Oregon's High Desert This guy spent several hours each day in a tree next to our campsite at Junipers RV resort near Lakeview, OR. He rarely flew even when someone walked by close to the tree.

Reference Links:

EOL: Sphyrapicus ruber, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker - Whatbird.com

Species ID Suggestions

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

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HeatherMiller
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Comments (3)
1Sarah2
I have updated this spotting with ID information. If you need help finding this information in the future, please let me know. Congratulations on a lovely spotting.
HeatherMiller
I am looking at Stokes Field Guide to North American Birds, woodpecker section, and there is a similar picture to the 3 you took. Based on the description and your awesome pictures of a yellow sharply turning to red chest and neck, and location of the spotting, I would say this is probably Sphyrapicus ruber (North OR to South Alaska, as opposed to Sphyrapicus daggetti (South OR to South Cali.).

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2011

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