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Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
It has a black body (approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) long) and white head. It has white primary feathers that form a crescent in flight. Males have a red spot at the nape of the neck. — Wikipedia
The White-headed Woodpecker is a bird of the pine forests of the far western mountains where it makes a living digging into unopened pine cones and eating the seeds. It is the only North American bird that has a white head and a black body. — AllAboutBirds.org
Spotted on Sep 7, 2015
Submitted on Apr 7, 2017
2 Comments
Thank you Felix and Polilla! My husband and I spent 6 month in the Sierra Nevada mountains. This guy came to our birdbath daily. It was quite a shock and a treat the first time since we had never seen or heard of white-headed woodpeckers before.
Great shot and info!