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 Hairy Woodpecker female: note relatively long bill |
General Description: Hairy Woodpeckers (Picoides villosus) are large black and white woodpeckers of the mountains. The wings are black with white spots, the back and belly are white, and the face is black-and-white striped. Males have a red patch on the back of the head. In contrast to Downy Woodpeckers, the bill is relatively long -- about as long as the head (front to back), and the edge of the white outer tail feathers are all white; Downy Woodpeckers have tiny black spots on the white outer tail feathers. Taxonomy: Piciformes, Picidae, Picinae. Favored Habitat: Mountain habitats with pine and fir trees. |
 Hairy Woodpecker female: no red on back of head |
Where to Find: Look for Hairy Woodpeckers in higher elevation, forested mountains such as up on Mt. Charleston and up in the Desert National Wildlife Range (Mormon Well area). Comments: |
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If you were a tasty bark beetle grub, this might be the last face you ever see! |
 Hairy Woodpecker male: note red on back of head |
 Hairy Woodpecker female: note lack of red and white back |
 Hairy Woodpecker surveying its world from the top of a tree |
 Hairy Woodpecker on Ponderosa Pine |
 Hairy Woodpecker on White Fir in typical habitat on Mt. Charleston |
 Hairy Woodpecker nest hole with adult hand for scale |
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