Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Tree Clinging
Length: 9 in. (22 cm )
Both in winter broad-leafed forests and in summer coniferous forests, this woodpecker makes rows of small holes in a tree trunk and then returns often to eat the oozing sap as well as insects attracted to the sap. The cavity nest is placed in a soft-wood tree such as a cottonwood or aspen near water. Fruits are used in late summer and fall as a supplemental food.
The four-digit banding code is RNSA.
Male |
Fir forest
Mesquite bosque
Oak-pine woodland
Riparian / River forest
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Red-naped Sapsucker
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-naped-sapsucker
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Red-naped Sapsucker. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-naped-sapsucker
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Red-naped Sapsucker". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-naped-sapsucker
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Red-naped Sapsucker". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/red-naped-sapsucker
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