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Nuttall's Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

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

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Nevada.

Nevada	37,025
United States	21,280
California	21,279
Mexico	51
Baja California	51
Oregon	1

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	Dryobates Woodpeckers · Dryobates

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
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