Black-backed woodpecker | |
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Male in Brunswick, Vermont, United States | |
Female in Quebec, Canada | |
Scientific classification | |
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.