Peterson Reference Guide to Woodpeckers of North America
By: Stephen A. Shunk; sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation
Contributors: Roger Tory Peterson Institute; National Wildlife Federation
Series: The Peterson reference guide series
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Boston, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780618739950
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Woodpeckers; Identification; Behavior
Other titles: Woodpeckers of North America
Description: Comprehensive guide to the natural history, ecology, and conservation of North America's 23 woodpecker species features the work of 70 different photographers and artists and includes an extensive bibliography.
Notes: Labelled diagrams of external woodpecker anatomy and of bird wing on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: INTRODUCTION; title: Anatomy and Adaptation; title: Behavior; title: Ecology and Conservation; title: How to Use This Book; title: SPECIES ACCOUNTS; title: Genus Melanerpes; title: Lewis’s Woodpecker; title: Red-headed Woodpecker; title: Acorn Woodpecker; title: Gila Woodpecker; title: Golden-fronted Woodpecker; title: Red-bellied Woodpecker; title: Genus Sphyrapicus; title: Williamson’s Sapsucker; title: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; title: Red-naped Sapsucker; title: Red-breasted Sapsucker; title: Genus Picoides; title: Ladder-backed Woodpecker; title: Nuttall’s Woodpecker; title: Downy Woodpecker; title: Hairy Woodpecker; title: Arizona Woodpecker; title: Red-cockaded Woodpecker; title: White-headed Woodpecker; title: American Three-toed Woodpecker; title: Black-backed Woodpecker; title: Genus Colaptes; title: Northern Flicker; title: Gilded Flicker; title: Genus Dryocopus; title: Pileated Woodpecker; title: Genus Campephilus; title: Ivory-billed Woodpecker; title: Acknowledgments; title: APPENDIX 1. Measurements of North American Woodpeckers; title: APPENDIX 2. Nest Site Data for North American Woodpeckers; title: APPENDIX 3. Parenting Data for North American Woodpeckers; title: APPENDIX 4. The Woodpecker “Family Tree”; title: APPENDIX 5. Woodpecker Conflicts with Humans; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: About the Author