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American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Photo by Lee C.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Audubon Birds: "8 1/2" (22 cm). A robin-sized woodpecker. Similar to Black-backed Woodpecker, but smaller; bill shorter; back barred black and white. Male has yellow crown; female has solid black crown."

Habitat:

Audubon Birds: "Coniferous forests in the boreal zone, especially where burned, logged, or swampy."

Reference Links:

American Three-toed Woodpecker | National Audubon Society Birds

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Comments (1)
JoshuaGSmith
This would be an excellent addition to the mission for the woodpeckers of the United states! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/71226021

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PublishedAugust 30, 2014

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