Arizona Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus arizonae
The Arizona Woodpecker was formerly called the Strickland’s Woodpecker and the Brown-Backed Woodpecker. The primary range for this bird is the mountains of Western Mexico, but it is sometimes found in the Sky Islands of southern Arizona. These birds prefer pine-oak woodlands. Some authorities continue to place this species in the genus Picoides.
When foraging, these birds behave similarly to Brown Creepers; starting at the base of the tree and working their way up, before flying off to the base of the next tree on the menu.

Arizona Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus arizonae) |
Description: I met these birds in Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson Arizona USA 2015-10-27. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:27 9:13 |
Location:
Madera Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 360 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722356-ArizonaWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Arizona Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus arizonae) |
Description: My first encounter with this species was in Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:27 9:13 |
Location:
Madera Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 360 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722359-ArizonaWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Arizona Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus arizonae) |
Description: My first encounter with this species was in Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:27 9:13 |
Location:
Madera Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 360 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722352-ArizonaWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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