Species
Dryobates albolarvatus (White-headed woodpecker)
Dryobates albolarvatus. Photo: (c) Dave McMullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
The white-headed woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus) is a non-migratory woodpecker that resides in pine forests of the mountains of western North America. It has a black body (approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) long) and white head. It has white primary feathers that form a crescent in flight. Males have a red spot at the nape of the neck. Some taxonomic authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, continue to place this species in the genus Picoides.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)
- Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Genus: Dryobates (Dryobates woodpeckers)
- Species: Dryobates albolarvatus (White-headed woodpecker)
- Genus: Dryobates (Dryobates woodpeckers)
- Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)




