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Williamson’s Sapsucker
The two sexes look so unalike
that they originally were
described as different species.
that they originally were
described as different species.
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
(L 9" WS 17" Wt 1.8 oz)
Highway 75 to
Stanley
Stanley
06Jun2019
Sphyrapicus in Greek means hammer
woodpecker; thyroideus in Greek
means large, oblong shield, i.e.,
broad, black breast patch.
woodpecker; thyroideus in Greek
means large, oblong shield, i.e.,
broad, black breast patch.
© Audubon
Society
Society
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
female
When she was a small girl, Amanda
hid a ticking clock in an old, rotten
tree trunk. It drove woodpeckers
crazy.
hid a ticking clock in an old, rotten
tree trunk. It drove woodpeckers
crazy.
(Tom Robbins)