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Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Picoides scalaris


Tree Clinging

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Length: 7 in. (18 cm )

A small woodpecker of arid scrublands and riparian forests, it rarely enters suburban areas. It eats insects pecked from wood or gleaned from the bark as well as fruits. Females feed higher in the trees and do more gleaning from the bark than the males. The nest cavity is usually in a dead limb or snag.

The four-digit banding code is LBWO.


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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Ladder-backed Woodpecker
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ladder-backed-woodpecker

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Ladder-backed Woodpecker. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ladder-backed-woodpecker

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Ladder-backed Woodpecker". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ladder-backed-woodpecker

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Ladder-backed Woodpecker". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ladder-backed-woodpecker

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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