| Common Name: | Woodpecker, Black-backed | | Scientific Name: | Picoides arcticus | | Family: | Picidae | | Area: | Collier Memorial State Park, Oregon | | Date: | June 14, 2012 | 
Male Black-backed Woodpeckers have a yellow crown as shown in the upper photo. The female with-out the crown is shown in the lower photo. Black-backed along with the American Three-toed are unusual woodpeckers in that they have only three toes compared to the normal four. | 
Collier Memorial State Park, Oregon - - - June 14, 2012 | | Reference: | Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman / Western Birds by Farrand |
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