The Acorn Woodpecker is a highly social species that lives in cooperatively breeding groups of up to 15 birds, jointly maintaining a 'granary tree' — a single tree with thousands of drilled holes each filled with a single acorn for winter food storage. The clown-like face pattern with red cap, white forehead, and black-and-white body is unmistakable. Its rollicking 'waka-waka-waka' call is a sound of western oak woodlands.
Habitat
Oak and pine-oak woodlands of the West and Southwest
Diet
Acorns, insects, and sap
How common
Common
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