Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris

f7.1 @ 1/2000s, ISO:640, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Ladder-backed Woodpecker," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The ladder-backed woodpecker is a North American woodpecker.The ladder-backed woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in length. It is primarily colored black and white, with a barred pattern on its back and wings resembling the rungs of a ladder. Its rump is speckled with black, as are its cream-colored underparts on the breast and flanks. Southern populations have duskier buff breasts and distinctly smaller bills. Adult males have a red crown patch that is smaller in immatures and lacking in adult females.

Green Valley, Arizona

05/01/2018