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A photo of a Arizona Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus arizonae), male
Arizona Woodpecker, Male

Arizona Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus arizonae

The Arizona woodpecker (Leuconotopicus arizonae) is a woodpecker native to southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. The species' northernmost range in southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, and northern Sonora is the region of the Madrean Sky Islands, a region of higher Sonoran Desert mountain ranges. Arizona woodpeckers are nearly identical to Strickland's woodpeckers, growing to be about 7 to 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) in length. Their plumage is mainly brown and white in coloration, brown on top with a dark rump with white underparts speckled with brown spots. Arizona woodpeckers usually have white bars on their wings, and have two white stripes across their face which join with another white bar on their neck. Male Arizona woodpeckers also have a red patch on the nape of their head which is lacking on females. The call of the Arizona woodpecker is a sharp, squeaky keech, and this species also gives a rattle call of descending, grating notes.
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Franklin Favero
Saturday 13 May 2023 - 1:57am
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Carrol Smith
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Ralph Baker
Thursday 20 Apr 2023 - 7:39am
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Ralph Baker
Wednesday 19 Apr 2023 - 4:42pm
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