Dryobates albolarvatus / White-headed woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus)

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Beschreibung

Systematik: Gattung Dryobates (Dryobates); Familie Picidae (Picidae)
Allgemein: The white-headed woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus) is a non-migratory woodpecker that resides in pine forests of the mountains of western North America. It has a black body (approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) long) and white head. It has white primary feathers that form a crescent in flight. Males have a red spot at the back of the head. Some taxonomic authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, continue to place this species in the genus Picoides. [mehr]