Red-breasted Sapsucker Photo Gallery
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.
© Grace Oliver | Macaulay LibraryWashington, April 27, 2017Juvenile
Juveniles are washed in brown with a darker back and a vertical white wing patch.
© Jody Wells | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, July 07, 2017Adult
Breeds in evergreen and deciduous forests.
© Peter Hawrylyshyn | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 06, 2017Adult
Drills a series of parallel rows to access tree sap. Note red head and breast and vertical white wing patch.
© Greg Gillson | Macaulay LibraryOregon, May 15, 2010Adult
Nests in holes in trees. Males and females look alike.
© Esme Rosen | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 14, 2013Adult
Drills series of parallel rows to access sap, which it laps up with it tongue.
© Paul Fenwick | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 07, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Woodpeckers(Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae)
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