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yellow-bellied sapsucker
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characteristics
- In sapsucker
The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), about 20 cm (8 inches) long, breeds in northern regions (south in mountains) and migrates as far as the West Indies and Central America; red-breasted and red-naped races occur west of the Rocky Mountains. Both sexes of varius have bold head-markings.…
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…such as the North American yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) and the flicker (genus Colaptes), are migratory.
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taiga habitat
- In taiga: Birds
…example, the yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) drills evenly spaced rows of small holes in the bark of trees and then visits these “wells” to obtain sap and the insects it attracts. Various other birds, mammals, and insects benefit from the sap wells too.
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