Red-naped Sapsucker

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red-naped SapsuckerScientific Name: Sphyrapicus nuchalisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: WoodpeckersSize: Length 19 to 21 cm (7.5 to 8.3 in); wingspan 41 to 43 cm (16 to 17 in)Weight: 32 to 66 g (1.1 to 2.3 oz)Lifespan: 5 to 8 years in the wildDiet:...

Hairy Woodpecker

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Hairy WoodpeckerScientific Name: Dryobates villosusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: WoodpeckersSize: Length 18 to 26 cm (7.1 to 10.2 in); wingspan 38 to 44 cm (15 to 17 in)Weight: 40 to 95 g (1.4 to 3.4 oz)Lifespan: 10 to 15 years in the wildDiet:...

Black Woodpecker

Overview AT A GLANCE Common Name: Black Woodpecker Scientific Name: Dryocopus martius Category: Birds Subcategory: Woodpeckers Size: Length: 45-55 cm (18-22 in); Wingspan: 67-73 cm (26-29 in) Weight: 250-400 g (8.8-14.1 oz) Lifespan: 10-14 years in the wild Diet:...

White-backed Woodpecker

OverviewThe White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) is the largest and most specialized member of the pied woodpecker genus *Dendrocopos*, native to the ancient, undisturbed deciduous and mixed primeval forests of Eurasia. Inhabiting a broad but highly...

Acorn Woodpecker

OverviewThe Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a clown-faced, highly social, and industrious picid bird native to the oak-dominated savannas and montane pine-oak woodlands of western North America, Mexico, and Central America, reaching as far south as the...