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American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Birds
NativeYear-round
American Three-toed Woodpecker, photo 1 of 5
American Three-toed Woodpecker, Male
American Three-toed Woodpecker, Female

Bird. Present year-round.

There are 2,353 observations of American Three-toed Woodpecker in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in January and become rare in April, July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean492
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent295
  3. Côte-Nord292
  4. Capitale-Nationale273
  5. Nord-du-Québec229
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue160
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine139
  8. Outaouais126
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches96
  10. Mauricie60
  11. Laurentides58
  12. Lanaudière31
  13. Montérégie29
  14. Estrie26
  15. Centre-du-Québec24
  16. Montréal20
  17. Laval3

Similar species

Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticus
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis