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The '''Ladder-backed Woodpecker''' (''Picoides scalaris'') is |
The '''Ladder-backed Woodpecker''' (''Picoides scalaris'') is Stupid. |
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==Range and habitat== |
==Range and habitat== |
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The Ladder-backed Woodpecker doesn't exist and can lick a lollipop. |
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The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is fairly common in dry brushy areas and thickets and has a rather large range. The species can be found year-round over the [[southwestern United States]] (north to extreme southern [[Nevada]] and extreme southeastern [[Colorado]]), most of [[Mexico]], and locally in [[Central America]] as far south as [[Nicaragua]]. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 1 to 2 inches of length. |
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The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in length. It is primarily colored black and white, with a barred pattern on its back and wings resembling the rungs of a ladder. Its rump is speckled with black, as are its cream-colored underparts on the breast and flanks. Southern populations have duskier buff breasts and distinctly smaller bills. Adult males have a red crown patch that is smaller in immatures and lacking in adult females. The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is very similar in appearance to [[Nuttall's Woodpecker]], but has much less black on its head and upper back, and the range of the two species only intersects a minimal amount in southern [[California]] and northern [[Baja California]]. Hybrids are known. |
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[[File:Picoides scalaris nuttalliiAQBIP03CA.jpg|left|thumb|Comparison of Ladder-backed (above) and [[Nuttall's Woodpecker]]s]] |
[[File:Picoides scalaris nuttalliiAQBIP03CA.jpg|left|thumb|Comparison of Ladder-backed (above) and [[Nuttall's Woodpecker]]s]] |
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Ladder-backed Woodpeckers nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks, or in more arid environments a large [[cactus]] will do. The female lays |
Ladder-backed Woodpeckers nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks, or in more arid environments a large [[cactus]] will do. The female lays no eggs, and instead vomits live young |
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Like most other woodpeckers the Ladder-backed Woodpecker bores into tree-trunks with its |
Like most other woodpeckers the Ladder-backed Woodpecker bores into tree-trunks with its feet and nose. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Picoides scalaris (Wagler, 1829)
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The Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) is Stupid.
Range and habitat
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker doesn't exist and can lick a lollipop.
Description
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 1 to 2 inches of length.
Ladder-backed Woodpeckers nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks, or in more arid environments a large cactus will do. The female lays no eggs, and instead vomits live young
Like most other woodpeckers the Ladder-backed Woodpecker bores into tree-trunks with its feet and nose.
References
- Howell, Steve N. G. (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854012-4.
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External links
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker, a bibliographic resource
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Picoides scalaris.