Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalisBaird, SF, 1858
English (US) Red-naped Sapsucker
The Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
Range: breeds southwestern Canada to southwestern USA; winters to northern Mexico and southern Baja CaliforniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-naped Sapsucker
- Described by
- Baird, SF, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sphyrapicus varius var. nuchalis
- Described by
- Baird, SF, 1858
- Type locality
- Southern Rocky Mts. = Mimbres River, New Mexico.
- Original description
- Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. IX 9 p.xxviii,103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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