| Common Name: | Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied | | Scientific Name: | Sphyrapicus varius | | Family: | Picidae (Woodpeckers) | | Area: | Lake Havasu State Park, Arizona | | Date: | January 25, 2013 | 
Yellow-bellied and Red-naped Sapsuckers look very much alike. Note the red throat of this male is bordered by an obvious solid black frame, which the Red-naped lacks. Also notice in the lower photo the absence of the red patch on the back or nape of the neck that the Red-naped has. | 
| | Reference: | "The Sibley Guide to Birds" by Sibley / "National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America" by Dunn & Alderfer |
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