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Type Words
Type of pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker
Has types sphyrapicus varius ruber, red-breasted sapsucker, yellow-bellied sapsucker, sphyrapicus varius

Examples of sapsucker

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It's a woodpecker with the almost pejorative name of yellow-bellied sapsucker.
From the chron.com
At first, she may sip sap at a sapsucker well, then graduate to caterpillars.
From the post-gazette.com
An arborist said this was the work of the yellow-bellied sapsucker and advised against removing the trees.
From the washingtonpost.com
The sapsucker is a winter bird for us in Houston.
From the chron.com
A pile of feathers in this yard indicated a yellow-bellied sapsucker had been a meal for some avian or mammalian predator.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The outings promise to include a variety of species, including pygmy nuthatches, Williamson's sapsucker, Hutton's vireo and others.
From the sacbee.com
Insects scurrying around trees often get trapped in the sticky sap, thereby providing another food source for the clever sapsucker.
From the chron.com
Not only do we have winter-blooming plants, tiny insects and faithful feeder-tenders to supply the needs of our hummingbirds, we have sapsucker wells.
From the thenewstribune.com
Round holes generally go deeper into the tree than do square or rectangular holes and require less maintenance from the sapsucker for sap flow.
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More examples
  • Small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
  • The Sapsuckers form the genus Sphyrapicus within the woodpecker family Picidae. All are found in North America.
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