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Hairy Woodpecker -
(Picoides villosus) 

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Identification

  • Medium-sized woodpecker
  • Black above with white head stripes and
         white wing spots
  • Whitish below
  • White stripe on back, black tail with white
         outer tail feathers
  • Male has small red spot on back of head
  • Juvenile has red on forehead
  • Substantial thick bill
  • 9" (23 cm.)

Habitat

  • Woods, residential areas

Additional Information

  • Common permanent resident
  • Quite shy
  • "Peek" call is sharper and louder than
         that of Downy Woodpecker
  • Has faster drum than Downy Woodpecker
  • Readily uses bird feeders

Comparable Species

Female Hairly Woodpecker on tree trunk

Male Hairy woodpecker noted by red patch and thick bill 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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