Bird category

Woodpeckers

Drummers, sapsuckers and flickers.

31

Species in the app

4

Profiled here

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

6–7 inWoodlandYear-round

A short flat pik, a descending whinny, and a light rapid drum.

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

11–14 inOpen woodlandYear-round

A long, rolling wick-wick-wick and a sharp kyeer.

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

16–19 inMature forestYear-round

A loud, irregular cackle and a deep, slow drum.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

9–10 inWoodland, suburbsYear-round

A rolling churr and a sharp cha-cha-cha.

Photo credits (4)

Dryobates pubescens UL 03 — Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Northern yellow-shafted flicker male (33737) (cropped) — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0
PileatedWoodpeckerFeedingonTree, crop — Joshlaymon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Red-bellied Woodpecker-27527 — Ken Thomas, Public domain

A songbird perched on a stump

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