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Williamson's Sapsucker Life History

Order: Piciformes > Family: Picidae > Genus and species: Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Pictures

  • © Richard Stade

Size

  • Length: 9 inches
  • Wingspan: 17 inches
  • Weight: 50 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • closed canopy forest

Winter (additional):

  • open canopy forest

Diet

  • insects

Range

Summer:

  • Western North America

Winter:

  • North America, Central America

Abundance by Country

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 1
  • Days spent incubating: 12-14
  • Days until young fledge: 21-28