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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Notes:

Backyard visitor!

1 Species ID Suggestions

ethirey
ethirey 11 years ago
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius


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3 Comments

Jappa
Jappa 11 years ago

Thank u for the information and name i learn alot of this site ...

ethirey
ethirey 11 years ago

The white throat indicates this is a female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

ethirey
ethirey 11 years ago

This species drills a line of holes into the limbs and trunks of trees and returns later when the "wells" fill with sap (seen in your photo).

Jappa
Spotted by
Jappa

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 31, 2010
Submitted on Jun 2, 2012

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