Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Black-backed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus

Described by: Swainson (1832)
Alternate common name(s): Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker, Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, Arctic Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Bethlehem, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA - Apr 25, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Bethlehem, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA - Apr 25, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Bethlehem, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA - Apr 25, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Graves Island, Nova Scotia, Canada - Feb, 2005 © Richard Stern  Graves Island, Nova Scotia, Canada - Feb, 2005 © Richard Stern 
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Range

C. Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland and s. in the n. and w. United States;
Fragmented populations in the n. United States;
E. and c. Alaska, Canada from s. Yukon, wc. and s. Mackenzie, n. and c. Saskatchewan to c. Labrador and Newfoundland s. to se. British Columbia and in the mountains of the n. United States in Washington, Oregon to c. California, wc. Nevada and Montana to nw. Wyoming and sw. South Dakota and n. Minnesota, ne. Wisconsin, nc. Michigan, n. New York and n. New England.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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