adult male; note zygodactyl feet (California, USA; 2007-01-27)
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Nuttall's Woodpecker
Picoides nuttallii
Native Range: North America
Notes:
closely reated to Ladder-backed Woodpecker but with slightly more black on nape and side of neck; common in oak woodlands; like all woodpeckers, has zygodactyl feet (two toes point forward and two point backward).
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red on crown; black stripes on face, nape (California, USA; 2007-01-27))
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showing off red crown (California, USA;2007-01-27))
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black-and-white barred back (California, USA; 2007-01-27))
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clinging to post (California, USA; 2007-01-27))
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clinging to tree (California, USA; 2009-06-19)
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adult female; lacks red on crown (California, USA; 2007-04-22)
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female; white spot at base of bill (California, USA; 2006-12-22) |
female; stiff tail feathers (California, USA; 2006-12-22) |
female at nest (California, USA; 2006-05-22) |
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