WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Williamson’s Sapsucker– Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Name Roots: (Gr. sphyra, “a hammer”; L. picus, “a woodpecker”– Gr. thyreos, “a guard’; oidos, “like” [the breast])
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Male is apparent, with white wing coverts, rump, supercilium, and moustachial stripe contrasting highly with rainbowlike black upperparts, head, and breast; red spot on chin and upper throat in grownup; tummy yellow.
Adult woman, in striking contrast to male, has a brownish head with odd moustachial striping; wings, upperparts, and flanks greatly disallowed with tones of white, brown, and black; and no white wing coverts; it has a partially black breast, yellow tummy, and white rump
DISTRIBUTION & & OCCURRENCE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
The Williamson’s Sapsucker is a Fairly Common Yearround Resident in the Sierra Nevada of the Upper Montane and Subalpine biotic zones.
CONSERVATION STATUS —IUCN Red List Category
The Williamson’s Sapsucker is categorized as Least Concern by the IUCN
Redlist Classification Justification: The Williamson’s Sapsucker has a large variety, its population is huge and seems steady. (DataZone WISA Link)
PLAYING WITH PHOTOSHOP — Dry Brush Filter
