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White-headed Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus albolarvatus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) debm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.

United States	4,502
California	2,910
Oregon	244
Nevada	207
Washington	179
Canada	39
British Columbia	39
Idaho	25

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

Kingdom	Animals · Animalia
Phylum	Chordates · Chordata
Class	Birds · Aves
Order	Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes
Family	Woodpeckers · Picidae
Genus	Leuconotopicus

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
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Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
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