Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Male Description Size:  8.5” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Striking facial pattern—red on the crown of the head, as well as on the nape and throat.  Black stripe extends through the eye, outlined by a white stripe above and below.  Breast is...
Pygmy Nuthatch

Pygmy Nuthatch

Adult Description Size:  4.25” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Crown and nape a grayish-brown color. Back, wings, tail and flanks are a slaty blue-gray color. Throat white, belly and under-tail coverts are a creamy buffy color. Habitat: ...
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Male Female Description Size:  12.5” Plumage/Description:  Flickers are the largest woodpecker species that occurs in Central Arizona.  Male and female plumage is similar, but males have a large, bright red malar stripe—females lack this distinctive marking.  The...
Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Male Female Description Size:  7.25” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar except males have a red crown, whereas females have no red on the head.  Bold facial pattern with black and white stripes.  Back and wings have a ‘laddered’or barred appearance...
Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Male Female Description Size:  9.25” Plumage/Description:  Male plumage is distinguished from female plumage by a small red patch on the nape.  Males and females have a solid white throat, breast, and belly, and a large white patch down the center of the back.  Black...