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Nuttall's Woodpecker

Picoides nuttalliiOrder: PICIFORMESFamily: Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Mountains, Scrub vegetation areas



Breeding Type:

Monogamous



Breeding Population:

Common to fairly common



Egg Color:

White



Number of Eggs:

3 - 6



Incubation Days:

14



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

No nest materials.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Small woodpecker with black-and-white barred back, wings, and outer tail. Underparts are white with spotted sides and barred flanks. Face is black-and-white with white nasal bristles above bill. Rear crown patch is small and red. Bill is short and black. Legs and feet are gray.

Range and Habitat

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Resident from northern California to Baja California. Found in canyon scrub oaks, oak woodlands, and streamside growth.

Breeding and Nesting

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Three to six white eggs are laid in a hole excavated in a thin, dead branch of an oak or cottonwood, or sometimes a large, thick-stemmed elderberry bush. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Eats insects and some acorns; forages in oaks, yucca, and mesquite.

Readily Eats

Suet, Sunflower Seed, Nuts, Sugar Water, Fruit

Vocalization

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Makes a rolling call of "prreep" or a sharp "pit-it."

Similar Species

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Downy and Hairy woodpeckers have solid white backs and lack spots on breasts and flanks.

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Family Woodpecker (Picidae)_blue
Species Picoides nuttallii
Length7.5 Inches
Wingspan13.5 Inches

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Small woodpecker with black-and-white barred back, wings, and outer tail. Underparts are white with spotted sides and barred flanks. Face is black-and-white with white nasal bristles above bill. Rear crown patch is small and red. Bill is short and black. Legs and feet are gray.

● Song: "prreep", "pit-it"

● Foraging & Feeding: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Eats insects and some acorns; forages in oaks, yucca, and mesquite.

● Breeding & nesting: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Three to six white eggs are laid in a hole excavated in a thin, dead branch of an oak or cottonwood, or sometimes a large, thick-stemmed elderberry bush. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by both parents.

● Similar species: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Downy and Hairy woodpeckers have solid white backs and lack spots on breasts and flanks.

Flight Pattern

Alternates several deep flaps with glides.
Nuttall's Woodpecker Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Nuttall's Woodpecker: Resident from northern California to Baja California. Found in canyon scrub oaks, oak woodlands, and streamside growth.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.3 Ounces