Nuttall's Woodpecker

Picoides nuttallii Order: PICIFORMES Family: Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Nuttall's Woodpecker Head Illustration_2

Head

  • Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Brown or gray-brown in hatch year and second year birds developing to red in most after hatch year and second year birds.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Striped, Streaked, Special (unique patterns or features), Malar or malar stripe
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Red
  • Throat Color: White
  • Cere color: No Data
Splitbar

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Nuttall's Woodpecker Body Illustration_2

Body

  • Length Range: 19 cm (7.5 in)
  • Weight: 37 g (1.3 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Red, White, Black
  • Underparts: White with black spotting.
  • Upperparts: Black
  • Back Pattern: Barred or banded
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Nuttall's Woodpecker Flight Illustration_2

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Alternates several deep flaps with glides.
  • Wingspan Range: 34 cm (13.5 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Notched Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: Black with black and white side feathers.
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family Woodpecker (Picidae)_blue
Species Picoides nuttallii
Length7.5 Inches
Wingspan13.5 Inches

Nuttall's Woodpecker

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.

● Song: "prreep", "pit-it"

● Foraging & Feeding: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Eats insects and some acorns; forages in oaks, yucca, and mesquite.

● Breeding & 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.

● Similar species: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Downy and Hairy woodpeckers have solid white backs and lack spots on breasts and flanks.

Flight Pattern

Alternates several deep flaps with glides.
Nuttall's Woodpecker Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Resident from northern California to Baja California. Found in canyon scrub oaks, oak woodlands, and streamside growth.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.3 Ounces