Summary ⁵

The Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. Long thought to be a subspecies of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, it is now known to be a distinct species.

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1. (c) Jim Frazier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41315423@N00/26296785
2. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2913933802_dc64264217.jpg
3. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/3998954553_7503d30368.jpg
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5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphyrapicus_nuchalis

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