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  • English
    • Queen Charlotte woodpecker
    • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Scientific names
    • Picoides villosus
    • Dendrocopos villosus
  • Spanish
    • Carpintero velloso-mayor
  • French
    • pic chevelu

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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cotaweaver

Date

May 13, 2013

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sallen

Date

May 2, 2013

Description

Picture isn't great, but I think this is a Hairy woodpecker, based on the red on the head, very while breast and beak size (could be a downy? pretty sure this time it's not a yellow-bellied sap sucker)

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Date

May 11, 2013

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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jackson

Date

May 10, 2013

Description

A pair.

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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trainerlauri09

Date

May 6, 2013

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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dpom

Date

Apr 26, 2013

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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dpom

Date

Jan 1, 2012

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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dreierj

Date

Apr 28, 2013

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cotaweaver

Date

Apr 27, 2013

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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nalaniludington

Date

Apr 27, 2013 10:54 AM PDT

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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cotaweaver

Date

Apr 23, 2013

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Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

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cotaweaver

Date

Apr 21, 2013
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Description from Wikipedia

The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, averaging approximately 250 mm (9.75 inches) in length with a 380 mm (15 inch) wingspan. The Hairy Woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern in North America, with an estimated population in 2003 of over nine million individuals.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.