Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Body
Medium-sized black and white woodpecker is Fairly long bill. Mostly black head set off by broad white supercilium and lower border to auriculars. Black nape. White back. Black wings with white spotting on coverts and flight feathers. White underparts. Black rump. Black tail with white outer tail feathers. Significant racial variation can result in juveniles with barred outer tail feathers (Queen Charlotte Islands), juveniles with barred backs and flanks (Maritime provinces) and birds with brown feathering replacing the black (Pacific Northwest).
Adult male is with Red spot at rear of head.
Normally length varies from 9 - 9.5"
Habitat
Deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests; wooded swamps, orchards, parks. Requires large trees for nesting.
Diet
Wood-boring beetles and their larvae, caterpillars, ants, and some other insects; nuts, seeds, tree sap, wild fruits and berries.
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