The red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. Long thought to be a subspecies of the yellow-bellied sapsucker, it is now known to be a distinct species.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-naped Sapsucker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Sphyrapicus
- Species
- Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo