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Downy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Strickland's Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
23-25 cm (9-10") Mature deciduous or mixed woods.
Plain white back. Plain white outer tail feathers. Males have a red spot on the head. Very similar Downy Woodpecker is smaller with a much smaller bill and may have dark spots on its outer white tail feathers.
Song: loud "peek", also a loud rattle.
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Credit: Larry Bond
Distribution Maps
Hairy Woodpecker winter distribution map
Hairy Woodpecker distribution map