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Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Class
Bird
Rarity
Common
Observations
2,570
Most observed in
🇨🇦 Canada
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker (23 cm (9.1 in) long) inhabiting the forests of North America.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-backed woodpecker”.

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