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American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Description:

Audubon Birds: "8 1/2" (22 cm). A robin-sized woodpecker. Similar to Black-backed Woodpecker, but smaller; bill shorter; back barred black and white. Male has yellow crown; female has solid black crown."

Habitat:

Audubon Birds: "Coniferous forests in the boreal zone, especially where burned, logged, or swampy."

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1 Comment

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

This would be an excellent addition to the mission for the woodpeckers of the United states! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7122...

Lee C.
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Lee C.

USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2010
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014

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