The Yellow-bellied sapsucker has a yellowish belly and a lateral white wing patch along with a red patch on the forehead. The male is distinguished by a red patch on the throat, while the female has a white one.
Sapsuckers live in woodlands and aspen groves, and can also be found in orchards in the winter.
Their diet consists mostly of' vegetable matter such as sap and the inner layer of bark. Ants and berries also constitute a large portion of their diet. Nesting takes place in decaying trees, usually about 40 feet from the ground. The sapsucker lays four to seven white eggs. Please contact the Curator .