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...
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: ...
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...
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...
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...
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