| Black-backed woodpecker | |
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| Male in Brunswick, Vermont, United States | |
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| Female in Quebec, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picoides |
| Species: | P. arcticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Picoides arcticus (Swainson, 1832)
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| Approximate distribution map
Year-round
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The black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker (23 cm (9.1 in) long) inhabiting the forests of North America.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Picoides arcticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681181A92895828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681181A92895828.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.