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What the American Three-toed Woodpecker sounds like
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This woodpecker has a length between 21 – 23 cm (8.3 – 9.1 in) and a wingspan between 37 – 39 cm (14.6 – 15.3 in). Males have an average weight of 58.3 g (2.06 oz), and females are slightly smaller, averaging 52 g (1.8 oz). Its maximum lifespan in the wild is 6 years. It closely resembles the black-backed woodpecker, which is also three-toed. Until recently, it was considered to be the same species as the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, P. tridactylus. Adults are black on the head, wings and rump, and white from the throat to the belly; the flanks are white with black bars.
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When to see the American Three-toed Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the American Three-toed Woodpecker
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the American Three-toed Woodpecker
The American three-toed woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, which is native to North America.
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Easily confused with
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusThe plumage of adults is black on the head, back, wings and rump.
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylusThe Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) in length, just a little smaller than the great spotted woodpecker.
Side by side: American Three-toed Woodpecker vs Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker · American Three-toed Woodpecker vs Black-backed Woodpecker
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