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Red-breasted Sapsucker Range Map

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Range Map for Red-breasted Sapsucker

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Migration

Short-distant migrant, moving from mountainous breeding areas to coastal areas and foothills during winter.

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Williamson's Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Species in This Family

Woodpeckers(Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae)

Williamson's Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Lewis's Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Arizona Woodpecker

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

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