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Picoides albolarvatus
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.
Pine forest at Kings Canyon National Park
Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Dec 18, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you alicelongmartin and DianePlatcoBrooks
Now with a reference
Awesome spotting ! I've never heard of this woodpecker.
Very nice, but not familar with it!