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Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Photo by freespirit
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium size woodpecker.
Black and white body with a scarlet red cap and throat.

Habitat:

Common in the Great lakes...
found in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

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Comments (2)
AmyHunter
I love this name of these guys :) Beautiful shot! So stunning and such a unique bird.

Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the World
Mission
Great Lakes Monitoring

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PublishedOctober 29, 2011

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