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Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Photo by LuisStevens
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Description:

Three-toed Woodpecker. A medium-sized black-and-white woodpecker, more black than white. Head black with a white mustache stripe and a thin white line behind eye. Throat, breast, and belly white.

Habitat:

Found in boreal forests and montane coniferous forests across North America. Because of its choice of habitat, it is infrequently seen by most people.

Reference Links:

American Three-toed Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab o…

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