Red-breasted Sapsucker Identification

Adult

Medium-sized woodpecker with a red head and breast and a white spot in front of the eye. A large vertical white patch is usually visible on the folded wing. Lacks black on the breast. Sexes alike.

Juvenile

Juveniles are washed in brown with a darker back and a vertical white wing patch.

Adult

Adult

Breeds in evergreen and deciduous forests.

Adult

Drills a series of parallel rows to access tree sap. Note red head and breast and vertical white wing patch.

Adult

Adult

Nests in holes in trees. Males and females look alike.

Adult

Drills series of parallel rows to access sap, which it laps up with it tongue.

Adult