Hairy Woodpecker
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About the Hairy Woodpecker
Also known as: White-breasted Woodpecker, Queen Charlotte Woodpecker, Harris's Woodpecker, Cabanis's Woodpecker, Modoc Woodpecker, Sierra Woodpecker, Chihuahua Woodpecker, Newfoundland Woodpecker
The Hairy Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker that lives in parts of North America and Central America. For the most part they are non-migratory, though birds in the far north of their range or at high elevations may move to other locations during the winter. Their preferred habitat is mature deciduous forest.
Hairy Woodpeckers eat insects foraged from tree trunks. They also eat plant matter including fruits, nuts, and even tree sap.
The Hairy Woodpecker is very similar in appearance to the Downy Woodpecker, though the two species are not very closely related.
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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched June 6, 2013
Scientific Name
Picoides villosus
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
7.1 to 10 inches
(18 to 25.4 cm)
Wingspan:
13 to 17 inches
(33 to 43.2 cm)
Weight:
1.4 to 3.4 ounces
(39.7 to 96.4 grams)
International Names
Chinese
长嘴啄木鸟
Czech
strakapoud americký
Danish
Amerikansk Flagspætte
Dutch
Haarspecht
Finnish
amerikankäpytikka
French
Pic chevelu
German
Haarspecht
Italian
Picchio villoso
Japanese
セジロアカゲラ [sejiroakagera]
Norwegian
Indianerspett
Polish
dzieciol wlochaty
Russian
Волосатый дятел
Spanish
Pico Velloso
Swedish
Hårspett
