The American Three-toed Woodpecker [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the American Three-toed Woodpecker Looks Like

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has overall_color color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has above_color color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has head color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has face color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has below_color color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has back color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has bill color of black.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has wing color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has belly color of whitish.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has tail color of black and white.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has chest color of whitish.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has leg color of blackish.

The American Three-toed Woodpecker has neck color of white.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the American Three-toed Woodpecker

The length of the American Three-toed Woodpecker is from 8.3 inches to 9.1 inches (21.1 cm to 23.1 cm).

The weight of the American Three-toed Woodpecker is from 1.6 ounces to 2.4 ounces (45.4 grams to 68.0 grams).

The wingspan of the American Three-toed Woodpecker is from 14.6 inches to 15.3 inches (37.1 cm to 38.9 cm).

Pictures of the American Three-toed Woodpecker

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American Three-toed Woodpecker, 540 – AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER (6-11-2019) denali park road, alaska -02 by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, n35_w1150 by BioDivLibrary, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 – 1851), etched by Robert Havell (1793 – 1878). The original Birds of America is the most expensive printed book in the world and a truly awe-inspiring classic. by Free Public Domain Illustrations by rawpixel, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, IMG_0673-133.jpg by David A Mitchell, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, Three toed woodpecker by Bods, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker by Striking, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Keystone Bay burn, Keweenaw Co., MI by larus10, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, Three-Toed Woodpecker foraging in the Sprague Fire by GlacierNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) by Dominic Sherony, from flickr, licensed under CC
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American Three-toed Woodpecker, n83_w1150 by BioDivLibrary, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, Image from page 213 of “Birds of America;“ (1923) by Internet Archive Book Images, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male feeding immature) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-31-49-2 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male & immature) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-31-55 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-30-22 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-31-04 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-30-27 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker
adult American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male & immature) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-31-56 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
male American Three-toed Woodpecker
male American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male) | Lady Slipper Trail | Angel Fire | NM|2019-07-20|09-30-27 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
male American Three-toed Woodpecker
male American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (male) | Lady Slipper | Angel Fire | NM|2021-06-11|09-27-42-2 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
male American Three-toed Woodpecker
male American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (male) | Angel Fire summit | NM|2021-06-16|09-50-09 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
female American Three-toed Woodpecker
female American Three-toed Woodpecker, Image from page 209 of “Birds of America;“ (1923) by Internet Archive Book Images, from flickr, licensed under CC
female American Three-toed Woodpecker
female American Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) by Dominic Sherony, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the American Three-toed Woodpecker

Forages on live or dead conifers, especially spruces.

Often scales off flakes of bark to get at insects, and may gradually remove all bark from a dead tree.

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What the American Three-toed Woodpecker Likes to Eat

The American Three-toed Woodpecker feeds on the following:

  • wood-boring beetle larvae
  • moth caterpillars
  • fruits
  • sapsuckers

Where To Find the American Three-toed Woodpecker

You can find the American Three-toed Woodpecker in the following habitats:

  • Conifer forests (pine, fir, tamarack)
  • places with dead trees