• Synonyms White headed Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Leuconerpes albolarvatus, Xenopicus albolarvatus, Dendrocopos albolarvatus, Dryobates albolarvatus, Picoides albolarvatus

White-headed Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Greg Irving
    United States
  • 2.
    Drumming, male, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
  • 3.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Steve Hampton
    United States
  • 5.
    Drumming, tapping at tree, © Peter Ward and Ken Hall
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-headed Woodpecker

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion sw Canada and w USA

White-headed Woodpecker subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus albolarvatusBritish Columbia (Canada) to sw USA-No
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus gravirostriss California-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot garser capblanc
Chinese白头啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)白頭啄木
Chuvashшурпуçлă улатакка
Croatianbjeloglavi djetlić
CzechStakapoud mniší, strakapoud bělohlavý, strakapoud mniší
DanishHvidhovedet Flagspætte
DutchWitkopspecht
EsperantoBlankkapa buntpego
Estonianvalgepea-rähn
Finnishvalkopäätikka
FrenchPic à tête blanche
GermanNonnenspecht, Weißkopfspecht
Hungarianfehérfejű harkály
IcelandicHöfðaspæta
ItalianPicchio testabianca
Japaneseシロガシラキツツキ
Latvianbaltgalvas dzenis
Lithuanianbaltagalvis genys
Norwegianhvithodespett
Norwegian NynorskKvithovudspett
Polishdzieciol bialoglowy, dzięcioł białogłowy
Portuguesepica-pau-de-cabeça-branca
RussianБелоголовый дятел
SerbianBeloglavi detlić
Slovakďateľ bielohlavý
SpanishPico cabeciblanco, Carpintero de Cabeza Blanca
Swedishvithuvad hackspett
TurkishAk Başlı Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятел білоголовий