Nuttall's woodpecker
| Nuttall's woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| Male in Sacramento, California | |
| Female in Sylmar, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Dryobates |
| Species: | D. nuttallii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryobates nuttallii (Gambel, 1843) | |
| Range of P. nuttallii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendrocopos nuttallii | |
Nuttall's woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) is a species of woodpecker named after naturalist Thomas Nuttall in 1843. They are found in oak woodlands of California and are similar to the ladder-backed woodpecker in both genetics and appearance.