brown and white plumage; streaky underparts (Arizona, USA; 2012-04-28)
Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae
Native Range:
North America and Middle America
Notes:
unusual among woodpeckers in that the plumage is mostly brown and white rather than black and white; range barely extends into the United States (southeastern Arizona); male has red on the nape that the female lacks.
dorsal view; uniform brown upperparts (Arizona, USA; 2012-04-28)
male, as told by a red patch on the nape (Arizona, USA; 2012-04-28)
frontal view (Arizona, USA; 2012-04-28)
female, as told by lack of red on nape (Arizona, USA; 2012-04-28)