Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Common Sapsucker
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

E. Alaska e. through forested Canada to ne. United States and s. in the Appalachian Mountains;
E. Alaska, Canada (e. from sw Yukon and ne. British Columbia to sw. Mackenzie, n. and c. Alberta, nw. and c. Saskatchewan e. to s. Labrador and c. Newfoundland) and e. United States from e. North Dakota, e. South Dakota, ne. Missouri, c. Illinois, nw. Indiana, s. Ohio, w. Pennsylvania and s. New England and s. in the Appalachians to e. Tennessee, w. North Carolina and nw. Georgia.
Winters from the s. United States through the West Indies, Netherlands Antilles, Central America to Panama.

Videos

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Nov 24, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds on a tree trunk.

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: A sap well.

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding at a sap well.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 8, 2002 Source: William Hull

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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