Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker

order Piciformes
family Picidae: woodpeckers

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #43, Sacramento County  California  15 January 2024

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #38, Sacramento County  California - 01 February 2023

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #37, Sacramento County  California - 01 February 2023

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #36, Sacramento County  California - 01 February 2023

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #35, Sacramento County  California - 01 February 2023

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #34, Sacramento County  California - 01 February 2023

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #33, Sacramento County California  22 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #32, Sacramento County California  22 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #31, Sacramento County California  22 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #30, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #29, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #28, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #27, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #26, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #25, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #24, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #23, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #22, Sacramento County California  15 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #21, Sacramento County California  04 January 2022

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #20, Sacramento County California  31 December 2021

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #16, Sacramento County California  20 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #15, Sacramento County California  20 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #14, Sacramento County California  20 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #13, Sacramento County California  20 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #12, Sacramento County California  18 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #11, Sacramento County California  18 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #10, Sacramento County California  18 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #09, Sacramento County California  18 January 2020

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker #03, Sacramento County California  17 February 2016

Field identification tips: Sapsuckers (genus Sphyrapicus) are woodpeckers with a bold white stripe on the wing when folded, which may be hidden under body contour feathers. This hybrid shows a variable blend of the black-and-white facial pattern of the Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) with an overlay of the more extensive red crown, nape and breast of the Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber).

Typical range: In spring and summer S. nuchalis x ruber is most likely found near the area where the breeding ranges of S. nuchalis and S. ruber overlap in the western Great Basin of North America. Winter dispersal seems to follow that of S. ruber to the lower elevations of the pacific states. Individuals have also been observed in Arizona, Idaho and Colorado.
all photographs Copyright © Douglas Herr
last updated 01 December 2024
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