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Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus

Overview

Description

The black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker (23 cm (9.1 in) long) inhabiting the forests of North America.1

Taxonomy

Piciformes > Picidae (Woodpeckers) > Woodpeckers

Sightings

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Places Seen

  • California, United States

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Footnotes

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-backed_woodpecker