Yellow-bellied sapsucker
| Yellow-bellied sapsucker | |
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| Male | |
| Female, Cuba | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Sphyrapicus |
| Species: | S. varius
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Breeding Migration Nonbreeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Picus varius Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States.