Red-naped sapsucker (male)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Size: 8.5 inches
Overall Color: black
Occurrence: town
Diet: sap, insects
Nest: cavity
Field Identification: red patch on forehead, nape and neck, black and white banding on back and tail
Season: winter

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Piciformes
Family: 44 Picidae (woodpeckers)
Genus: Sphyrapicus
Species: nuchalis