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
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
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
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...Weekly Articles
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Online Bird Guide
Interested in learning more about local birds? We have a wonderful online bird guide set up. This guide is here to help assist casual, novice or beginner backyard birders.
