Ladder-backed
Woodpecker, Picoides scolaris
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker resembles the Nuttall's, but its preferred habitat is
desert rather than oak woods, and the species' territories are mostly distinct, with
some overlap in Southern California. The Ladder-backed male's crown extends
further forward, to the eyes, sometimes manifested only by scattered red feathers.
Ladder-backed Woodpeckers have buff or brown forehead and underpart base,
where Nuttall's are white.
