Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Summary 3
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. The red-naped sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker, measuring 7.5 to 8.3 inches long. Adults have a black head with a red forehead, white stripes, and a red spot on the nape; they have a white lower belly and rump. They have a yellow breast and upper belly. They are black on the back and wings with white bars; they have a large white wing patch. Adult males have a red throat patch; for females, the lower part of the throat is red, the upper part white. Red-naped sapsuckers have been recorded in the COSA in February and December
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