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Melanerpes uropygialis
Both male and female gila woodpeckers have a brown face, black and white zebra striped back, and white wing patches that are visible during flight. Adult males have a red cap of feathers on the top of their head.
Saguaro cactus in west Tucson neighborhood.
Spotted on Nov 3, 2014
Submitted on Jan 6, 2015
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