Red-Naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

The Red-Naped Sapsucker is closely related to the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker and the Red-Breasted Sapsucker. When ornithologist Spencer F. Baird first described this bird in 1858, it was assumed it was a subspecies of the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker. It wasn’t until 1998 that the AOU recognised it as belonging to its own species.

These birds breed in mixed forests in the Rocky Mountains and Great Basin regions of North America. They usually escavate a fresh cavity in a standing dead tree each year, which is used by other birds in subsequent years.

Red-Naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis — **Red-Naped Sapsucker**
*(Sphyrapicus nuchalis)*

**Description:**
As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:05:14 9:06

**Location:**

Skyline Drive
Pinedale, Wyoming
United States
8166.41 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** D3X2310-RedNapedSapsucker

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Red-Naped Sapsucker**
*(Sphyrapicus nuchalis)*

**Description:**
As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:05:14 9:06

**Location:**

Skyline Drive
Pinedale, Wyoming
United States
8166.41 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** D3X2310-RedNapedSapsucker

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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