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Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
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Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)

General Description: Williamson's Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) are sexually-dimorphic woodpeckers of the mountains. Males are black overall with a white rump patch, white in the wings, white stripes on the face, yellow on the belly, and a red patch on the throat. Females are brown overall with dark and light bars on the back, neck, and wings; and a white rump patch.

Favored Habitat: Mountain habitats with pine and fir trees.

Where to Find: Higher elevations on Mt. Charleston and in the Desert National Wildlife Range.

Comments: Because they look so different, males and females were originally described as separate species.

Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)

If you were a tasty bark beetle, this might be the last face you ever see!

Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker male: note black with white facial stripes
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker male: note red chin and yellow belly
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker male
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Male Williamson's Sapsucker taking a bath in a mountain spring
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker female: note barred back and brownish color
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker female
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker female
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker female
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker nest hole in a dead tree
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Williamson's Sapsucker sap wells
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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