Wildlife Around Las Vegas, Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)

Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas

	General Description: Williamson's Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) are sexually-dimorphic woodpeckers of the mountains. Males are black overall with a white rump patch, white in the wings, white stripes on the face, yellow on the belly, and a red patch on the throat. Females are brown overall with dark and light bars on the back, neck, and wings; and a white rump patch.
	Favored Habitat: Mountain habitats with pine and fir trees. Where to Find: Higher elevations on Mt. Charleston and in the Desert National Wildlife Range. Comments:
	The center of the back is essentially all black (compare with Hairy Woodpecker); also note white rump patch.
	Typical view of a Williamson's Sapsucker: a bird peeking out from behind a tree trunk.
	Male Williamson's Sapsucker.
	Male Williamson's Sapsucker: showing off that yellow belly!
	Male Williamson's Sapsucker.
	Male Williamson's Sapsucker taking a bath in the outflow of a mountain spring.
	Female Williamson's Sapsucker in typical habitat on Mt. Charleston.
	Female Williamson's Sapsucker at the top of a dead tree. Notice the barred back and brownish color.
	Female Williamson's Sapsucker at the top of her dead tree.
	Female Williamson's Sapsucker on a lodgepole pine in Yosemite National Park.
	Williamson's Sapsucker nest hole in a dead tree.
	If you were a bark beetle, you'd better hope you never see this face!

Thanks for coming to visit!
© 2012 Jim Boone; Last updated 090723

Google Ads