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The yellow-bellied sapsucker has a length of around 19 to 21 centimetres (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), and an average weight of 50.3 grams (1.77 oz), although this can range anywhere from 35 to 62 grams (1.2 to 2.2 oz). The yellow-bellied sapsucker has a wingspan that ranges from 34 to 40 centimetres (13 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). [10]
Holes left by a sapsucker. As their name implies, sapsuckers feed primarily on the sap of trees, moving among different tree and shrub species on a seasonal basis. Insects, especially those attracted to the sweet sap exuding from sap holes, are often captured and fed to the young during the breeding season.
Williamson's sapsucker: Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin, 1852) 58 Yellow-bellied sapsucker: Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766) 59 Red-naped sapsucker: Sphyrapicus nuchalis Baird, SF, 1858: 60 Red-breasted sapsucker: Sphyrapicus ruber (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 61 Cuban green woodpecker: Xiphidiopicus percussus (Temminck, 1826) 62 Buff-spotted woodpecker
Williamson's sapsucker; Y. Yellow-bellied sapsucker This page was last edited on 29 November 2024, at 09:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
In the nineteenth century, the males and females of this sapsucker were believed to be separate species. The female was first described 1852 as Picus thyroideus, and the male was described in 1857 (Newberry) as Picus williamsonii. Baird appropriated the name Sphyrapicus as the genus for both in 1858. In 1873 Henry Henshaw clarified this matter ...
This species lives in a subcellular endosymbiotic relationship with chloroplasts derived from the alga Codium fragile.These chloroplasts provide the Elysia host with the products of photosynthesis.
A Yellowbelly is a native-born resident of Copthorne, West Sussex, England. The origin of this nickname is uncertain, but a number of explanations have been offered. These include: The men of Copthorne used to smelt iron and make charcoal in the woods around the village, stripped to the waist, and their bellies turned yellow in the smoke; [1]
The Salvin's cichlid (Trichromis salvini), also known as the yellow-belly cichlid or tricolored cichlid, is a species of the family Cichlidae. It is found in rivers of the Atlantic slope of southern Mexico , Belize , and Guatemala . [ 2 ]