Three-toed woodpecker Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

3-Toed woodpecker, Three-toed woodpecker, on a spruce tree, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

The Three-toed Woodpecker is a striking bird that is native to the forests of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska. With its distinctive black and white barred plumage and bright red cap, the Three-toed Woodpecker is easily recognizable in the wild.

As a forest-dwelling bird, the Three-toed Woodpecker can often be found drumming on tree trunks in search of insects to eat.

Picoides arcticus. Photo © copyright by Carl Donohue.

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