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Red-Breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

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Field Notes

Description:

Woodpecker with a red head, grey body

Habitat:

Suburbs

Reference Links:

Red-breasted Sapsucker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

Species ID Suggestions

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Reference Link
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Comments (3)
Arya
Michelle, just started a woodpecker mission and would love for you to add this one! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/141936009
HemaShah
The red is so vibrant ,it is unbelievable. I have seen a few here. They are wild and shy.

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PublishedFebruary 29, 2012

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