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Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus · Picidae
Where it's found
Every region with Black-backed Woodpecker in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Uncommon | #628 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Rare | #224 | |
| United States of America | Uncommon | #1164 | |
| Alaska | Uncommon | #438 | |
| Alberta | Rare | #156 | |
| British Columbia | Rare | #452 | |
| California | Uncommon | #648 | |
| Idaho | Rare | #346 | |
| Maine | Rare | #349 | |
| Manitoba | Rare | #324 | |
| Michigan | Rare | #366 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #365 | |
| Montana | Rare | #369 | |
| Nevada | Rare | #389 | |
| New Brunswick | Rare | #312 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #334 | |
| New York | Rare | #432 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncommon | #297 | |
| Northwest Territories | Rare | #223 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #362 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #411 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #457 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Rare | #234 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #380 | |
| Saskatchewan | Rare | #305 | |
| South Dakota | Rare | #343 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #305 | |
| Washington | Rare | #426 | |
| Wisconsin | Rare | #367 | |
| Wyoming | Rare | #344 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #252 | |
| Massachusetts | Rare | #389 | Vagrant |
| North Dakota | Rare | #305 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A solid black-backed woodpecker with barred flanks and a yellow crown (males); flakes bark off burned trees.
Where
Recent forest burns and beetle-killed spruce in the boreal north.
When
Year-round.
Tips
Find a fresh burn and listen for tapping. The plain black back separates it from the three-toed.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#157 · Common🐦American Three-toed Woodpecker
#155 · Rare🐦Common Raven
#158 · Common🐦Red-naped Sapsucker
#154 · Uncommon🐦American Crow
#159 · Common🐦Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
#153 · Uncommon
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