Breeding Location:
Forest edge, Mountains, Scrub vegetation areas
Breeding Type:
Monogamous
Breeding Population:
Common to fairly common
Egg Color:
White
Number of Eggs:
3 - 6
Incubation Days:
14
Egg Incubator:
Both sexes
Nest Material:
No nest materials.
Migration:
Nonmigratory
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Overview
Nuttall's Woodpecker: Small woodpecker with black-and-white barred back, wings, and outer tail. Underparts are white with spotted sides and barred flanks. Face is black-and-white with white nasal bristles above bill. Rear crown patch is small and red. Bill is short and black. Legs and feet are gray.
Range and Habitat
Nuttall's Woodpecker: Resident from northern California to Baja California. Found in canyon scrub oaks, oak woodlands, and streamside growth.
Breeding and Nesting
Nuttall's Woodpecker: Three to six white eggs are laid in a hole excavated in a thin, dead branch of an oak or cottonwood, or sometimes a large, thick-stemmed elderberry bush. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by both parents.
Foraging and Feeding
Nuttall's Woodpecker: Eats insects and some acorns; forages in oaks, yucca, and mesquite.
Readily Eats
Suet, Sunflower Seed, Nuts, Sugar Water, Fruit
Vocalization
Nuttall's Woodpecker: Makes a rolling call of "prreep" or a sharp "pit-it."
Similar Species
Nuttall's Woodpecker: Downy and Hairy woodpeckers have solid white backs and lack spots on breasts and flanks.
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