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Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766) Family: woodpeckers Order: Piciformes print version
Yellow-bellied sapsucker Pic maculé Chupasavia Norteno Gelbbauch-Saftlecker
Migration: intercontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Sphyrapicus varius Migratory, winters well S of breeding range. Leaves breeding areas from late Aug, sometimes not until Oct-Nov; a few may remain in N parts. Winter range from S & SE USA to Central America (S to Costa Rica, more rarely to W Panama), including all of West Indies; in Mexico mainly S & E from E Chihuahua and S Sinaloa. Females migrate farther S than males. N migration from Mar, arrival at breeding grounds from late Apr to May; males return earlier than females. Most passage is through C & E parts of North America, but numerous records also from W; vagrants recorded in Netherlands Antilles, and three times in British Is.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 2002)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)