Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

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Identification

22 cm ( 8") Fairly common. Western United States and Canada. Pacific coastal coniferous and mixed forests. Not found east of Rockies.

All red head. Red breast. Large white wing patch. White rump.

Was considered a subspecies of the Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

Details in the field

4 photos

Credit: Teddy Llovet

Credit: Tom Talbott

Where it lives

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Unshaded in source · does not imply absence

Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

1 rule

Rule 1 13 criteria confidence 3

What colour PATTERN if any was on the BACK ?: Streaked, mottled, spotted, or barred · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Yellow · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Yellow · Red, or pink · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What colour were the CHEEKS ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southwestern United States · Northwestern Canada or United States

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