Three-toed Woodpecker
As the name implies, this bird has three toes; other woodpeckers, except for the closely related Black-backed Woodpecker, have four.
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Three-toed Woodpecker, Alaska, USA
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WoodpeckerThreetoed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylusTolsona CreekAlaskaBirdTreeclinging BirdMaleJuneFavorite
Tracey Harmon Photography
on October 10, 2022This is the male Three-toed Woodpecker. This species, and one other species (the Black-backed Woodpecker), have three toes; all other woodpeckers have four.