Red-breasted Sapsucker

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Red-breasted Sapsucker
Cousin of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, the Red-breasted Sapsucker occurs in aspen and poplar forests. Sapsuckers drill holes in rows across trees. The Red-breasted Sapsucker consumes the sap from these holes and feeds on a variety of insects, especially ants, stuck in the sap. They have adapted by having a special brush-like tongue to slurp up the sticky sap. It also feeds on some fruits and cambian. Red-breasted sapsuckers have a yellowish stomach with a bright red head and white moustache. Like all woodpeckers, they have a long, strong bill for drilling into trees. The Red-breasted Sapsucker excavates a nest cavity in a variety of tree species, including aspen, alder, cottonwood, fir, willow and birch.
Red-breasted Sapsucker Range Map

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