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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Order
PICIFORMES
Family
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Code 4
BBWO
Code 6
PICARC
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color:
Brown or gray-brown in hatch year and early second year birds developing to red-brown in older birds.
Head pattern:
Capped, Unique pattern, Malar or malar stripe
Crown Color:
Yellow
Forehead Color:
Black
Nape Color:
Black
Throat Color:
White
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
24 cm (9.5 in)
Weight:
71 g (2.5 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
White, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts:
White with black barring on flanks.
Upperparts:
Black
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Alternates powerful flaps with glides.
Wingspan Range:
43 cm (17 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Black with white outer feathers.
Under Tail:
Black with white outer feathers.
Leg Color:
Gray
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X