Arizona Woodpecker Similar Species Comparison

Male

Brown-and-white woodpecker that is barred brown-and-white in front and solid brown on the back. Males have a small patch of red at the back of the head.

Female

Spotted and barred brown and white below and solid brown above. Note brown cheek patch. Females lack red on the head.

Male

Excavates a hole, often in a dead tree, where they raise the young. Males and females bring larvae and other insects to the nestlings.

Male

Female

The only solidly brown-backed woodpecker in the United States. Females do not have a red patch at the back of the head.

Male

Found in pine–oak woodlands from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico and along Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental.