Williamson's Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus ORDER: PICIFORMES FAMILY: PICIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A handsome woodpecker of the western mountains, the Williamson's Sapsucker, like other sapsuckers, specializes in drilling sap wells in trees.