A small, unobtrusive woodpecker of northern North America and western mountains, the American Three-toed Woodpecker specializes on the plentiful insect populations found in bark beetle outbreaks, young burned areas, and other disturbances.

Often quiet and inconspicuous, and may perch motionless against a tree trunk for minutes at a time, making it easy to overlook. In some places the Three-toed Woodpecker provides the most effective control of the spruce bark beetle, a major forest pest.

The American three-toed woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) is a medium-sized woodpecker (family Picidae), which is native to North America.

Inconspicuous and uncommon woodpecker of coniferous forests, particularly spruces, often at high elevations (especially in the Rockies). Prefers recently burned areas or bogs with many dead trees. Distinctive habit of flaking bark off trees in search of grubs; behavior shared only by Black-backed Woodpecker.

Three-toed Woodpecker. This curious species of Woodpecker is found in the northern parts of the State of Massachusetts, and in all portions of Maine that are covered by forests of tall trees, in which it constantly resides.

Feb 23, 2023 · The American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) is a fascinating bird that inhabits the dense boreal forests of North America. Known for its distinctive three-toed feet—a rarity among woodpeckers—this species plays a vital role in pest control by eating wood-boring and other tree-dwelling insects and their larvae.

American three-toed woodpeckers are a black-and-white boreal bird, chiseling away on spruce trees and eating beetle larvae. It is one of only two North American species with three toes, which allows it to lean farther back and deliver a more powerful blow to the tree trunk.

Jul 11, 2023 · The American Three-toed Woodpeckers (Picoides dorsalis), also known as the Northern Three-toed Woodpecker, is the only species of Woodpecker common to both Old and New Worlds. It is also the only Woodpecker species to breed as far north as it does.

Feb 11, 2022 · American Three-toed Woodpeckers are small-sized woodpeckers that grow at 8.3 to 9.1 inches in length, 1.6 to 2.4 ounces in weight, and have a wingspan of 14.6 to 15.3 inches. They are larger than Downy Woodpeckers but smaller than the Hairy Woodpeckers.

Mar 4, 2020 · American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.attwoo1.01. A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.