Nuttall's Woodpecker Photo Gallery
Male
Small woodpecker with black-and-white barring up its back. Note that the barring on the back does not go all the way up the back, leaving a solid black patch below the neck. Males have a red patch at the rear of the head.
© Christopher Lindsey / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, December 28, 2017Female
Females look like males, but lack the red crown patch. Note thin facial stripes and white underparts.
© Herb Elliott / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 24, 2017Male
Small black-and-white barred woodpecker. Males have red patch at the rear of the head. Note solid black patch on the upper back and thin facial stripes.
© Dean LaTray / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, February 19, 2018Male with Purple Finch
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, July 27, 1997Not all videos have soundHabitat
Found in oak woodlands, wooded suburban areas, and woodlands near streams with cottonwoods, willows, and sycamores.
© Jeremy Neipp / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 17, 2018Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Woodpeckers(Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae)
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