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Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Strickland's Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
18 cm (7") Fairly common. Southwestern United States. Dry brushland, mesquite and cactus country, towns, suburbs.
Back is barred black and white. Male has red cap. Female lacks red on the head.
In California, similar Nuttall's Woodpecker is found west of the Sierra.
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker winter distribution map
Ladder-backed Woodpecker distribution map