Red-Naped Sapsucker (Male)

• Scientific Name: Sphyrapicus Nuchalis
• Common Name: Red-Naped Sapsucker (Male)
• Diet: sap, insects
• Color: black
• Size: 8.5 inches
• Active Period: Winter
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: red patch on forehead, nape and neck, black and white banding on back and tail
• Nest: cavity
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Sphyrapicus
• Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
• Order: Piciformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: nuchalis