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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a special woodpecker with a bright yellow belly! They make holes in trees to drink the sweet sap inside. You can often hear their funny tapping sounds in the forest.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a distinctive black and white barred back, a bold white stripe on its folded wing, and a red cap. Males also feature a bright red throat, contrasting with the yellowish wash on its belly.

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A sapsucker's drumming isn't just for food; it's a unique language used to attract mates and mark territory!

Look for trees with rows of small, square holes; that's a sign a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has been dining there!

These birds drill "sap wells" that other animals, like hummingbirds and squirrels, visit for a sugary snack!

They don't just eat sap! Baby sapsuckers are fed insects, fruit, and even a little sap to help them grow.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sap Architect

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker can create neat rows of shallow holes in tree bark because it provides a steady flow of nutritious sap.

Fähigkeit

Sweet Tooth Tongue

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has a specialized brush-tipped tongue that helps it lap up tree sap efficiently from its sap wells.

Fähigkeit

Cavity Creator

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker can excavate new nest cavities annually that provide homes for other forest creatures.

Maße und Details

Länge
19-21 cm
Flügelspannweite
34-40 cm
Gewicht
0.043-0.055 kg
Lebenserwartung
4-7 Jahre
Top Speed
55 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-7
Brutzeit
10-13 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Feeds mainly on tree sap, collected from its own drilled holes, supplemented with insects and fruits.

Altersunterschiede: Young birds are fed mostly insects and fruit, gradually switching to a sap-heavy diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • Tree sap
  • Ants
  • Beetles
  • Berries
  • Fruit

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Provides sap for food.

depends on

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Drinks sap from sapsucker wells.

shelters

Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

Uses old sapsucker cavities for nests.

eaten by

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Hunted by this bird of prey.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

19-21 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

34-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

0.043-0.055 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

4-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

55 km/h

Was frisst Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

Feeds mainly on tree sap, collected from its own drilled holes, supplemented with insects and fruits.

Wo findet man Yellow-bellied Sapsucker normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

Foraging

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

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