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American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Doug Hynes (XC613386). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticus
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideus
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 64,171 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 63,374 |
| British Columbia | 20,261 |
| Quebec | 9,381 |
| Nunavut | 5,111 |
| Ontario | 4,861 |
| Idaho | 4,804 |
| Washington | 2,896 |
| New Mexico | 2,770 |
| Utah | 2,704 |
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
- 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 | Three-toed Woodpeckers · Picoides |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
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)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Three-toed Woodpecker with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.