White-headed woodpecker
Picoides albolarvatus
Identification Tips:
- Medium-sized woodpecker
- White head with dark postocular stripe
- Entirely black body plumage, wings and tail except white bases to
the outer primaries, which form a white crescent in flight
Adult male:
Similar species:
Acorn Woodpecker has white rump and has black about the face
and crown, and a white belly.