Red-naped Sapsuckers are industrious woodpeckers with a taste for sugar. They drill neat little rows of holes in aspen, birch, and willow to lap up the sugary sap that flows out. The presence …

The red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. Long thought to be a subspecies of the yellow-bellied sapsucker, it is now known to be a …

A western bird, common in the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin regions. Very similar to Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and for most of the 20th century it was considered only a subspecies of that …

The Red-naped Sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker with a slight peak to the back of the head. It clings vertically to trees giving it an elongated appearance. The bill is stout and …

Striking medium-sized woodpecker of western North America. Long, solid white wing patch helps distinguish it from Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. Adult male has red cap and throat; females …

Oct 2, 2023 · Learn what a red-naped sapsucker looks like, and find out where to go to add this member of the woodpecker family to your life list. It’s not too difficult to spot a red-naped …

The Red-naped Sapsucker breeds in deciduous and evergreen forests with a mix of willow, aspen, birch, ponderosa pine, juniper, or Douglas-fir trees, from around 1,000 to 10,000 feet in …

Very similar in all plumages to the yellow-­bellied, but with slightly more red on the head. Adult male: the red crown is bordered by black, with a small red patch below black nape bar; the...

Mar 10, 2023 · Red-naped Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) mostly behave like other woodpeckers. They climb up and down trees, munch on insects, and nest in cavities. …

Sep 2, 2024 · Discover the red-naped sapsucker: a vibrant woodpecker known for its sap wells and striking red nape. Explore its habitat, diet, and migration secrets!