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Hairy Woodpecker
(Picoides villosus)

    
        
Hairy Woodpecker Information
                                          
Length: 9 - 9.5"

Habitat: Deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests; wooded swamps, orchards, parks. Requires large trees for nesting.

Diet:
Wood-boring beetles and their larvae, caterpillars, ants, and some other insects; nuts, seeds, tree sap, wild fruits and berries.
Hairy Woodpecker
Photo © Mike Danzenbaker
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Hairy Woodpecker ID TipsIdentification tips for the Hairy Woodpecker
 
  
Hairy Woodpecker SoundsCalls and drumming of Hairy Woodpecker
  © The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithica, New York.  Recordists: G. Keller & R. Stein
 
Range Maps:
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Hairy Woodpecker Breeding Map Hairy Woodpecker Winter Map      USGS
     
Breeding Map             Winter Map (CBC)     
 
Additional Information:

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Photos, description, similar species, sound, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status.
 
     
   

 

 


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