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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
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PRB-0229Piciformes

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Carpintero Pechiamarillo

Sphyrapicus varius

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States.

FamilyPicidaeWoodpeckers
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsWoodland
Primary dietOmnivoreOmnivore
Average mass48.48333333333333 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryInsessorial

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XC1002808Recording 1 of 3drumming
Spectrogram of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: drumming
SpectrogramSphyrapicus varius

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Sound recorded by Sue Riffe · XC1002808 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–3000 m
Nest
Tree cavity · Tree
Clutch
4–7 eggs
Social behavior
Solitary

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