Nuttall’s Woodpecker
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Woodpeckers

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Dryobates nuttallii

LCLeast Concern
Family
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Order
Piciformes

Overview

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.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Chaparral and oak woodland of northern California to northwestern Baja.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.