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Ladder-backed Woodpecker or Dryobates scalaris <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/158571/ladder-backed_woodpecker_or_dryobates_scalaris.html" title="Ladder-backed Woodpecker or Dryobates scalaris"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5803/158571_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LCeT%2BYnJIWCGIqauOvYBDow1klA%3D" width="200" height="174" alt="Ladder-backed Woodpecker or Dryobates scalaris With a flared crest.<br />
Was at the Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary in Hereford, Arizona Dryobates scalaris,Geotagged,Ladder-backed woodpecker,United States,Winter" /></a></figure><br />
It flared its red crest as I shot the image. Dryobates scalaris,Geotagged,Ladder-backed woodpecker,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Ladder-backed Woodpecker or Dryobates scalaris

Ladder-backed Woodpecker or Dryobates scalaris With a flared crest.<br />
Was at the Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary in Hereford, Arizona Dryobates scalaris,Geotagged,Ladder-backed woodpecker,United States,Winter

It flared its red crest as I shot the image.

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The ladder-backed woodpecker is a North American woodpecker. Some taxonomic authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, continue to place this species in the genus "Picoides".

Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Mar 16, 2024. Captured Mar 13, 2024 13:15 in 5255 E Spring Rd, Hereford, AZ 85615, USA.
  • EOS R5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/640s
  • ISO160
  • 600mm