Summary ⁷

The Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. Long thought to be a subspecies of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, it is now known to be a distinct species.

Distribution ⁸

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Habitat and ecology ⁹

Systems

• Terrestrial

Migration ¹⁰

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Arrives in northern Rocky Mountains mainly April-May, departs late summer to early fall. In California, migrates north between end of March to end of April; fall migration lasts from September through the end of October (USDA Forest Service 1994). A transient and winter visitor in northwestern Mexico from late September to mid-April (Howell and Webb 1995).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jim Frazier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41315423@N00/26296785
2. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2913933802_dc64264217.jpg
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6. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphyrapicus_nuchalis
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9. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31269313
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More Info

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