photographs by Douglas Herr - Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker

order Piciformes

family Picidae: woodpeckers

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.

last updated 01 December 2024