Definition of Red-breasted sapsucker

1. Noun. Western North American sapsucker.

Exact synonyms: Sphyrapicus Varius Ruber
Generic synonyms: Sapsucker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red-breasted Sapsucker

red-baiters
red-baiting
red-banded sand wasp
red-banded sand wasps
red-bellied snake
red-bellied terrapin
red-bellied turtle
red-berried elder
red-berry
red-black tree
red-blind
red-blindness
red-blooded
red-breasted merganser
red-breasted nuthatch
red-breasted sapsucker (current term)
red-breasted snipe
red-brick
red-card
red-carpet
red-carpet(a)
red-coated
red-crested pochard
red-crested pochards
red-deer
red-eared slider
red-eared sliders
red-eye
red-eyed vireo
red-faced

Literary usage of Red-breasted sapsucker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"JAA Grinnell on Two Races of the red-breasted sapsucker. ... Not only has Mr. Grinnell separated a new form of red-breasted sapsucker, but claims to have ..."

2. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1907)
"Investigations show that the damage to timber, especially in the Southern States, is extensive and serious.1 red-breasted sapsucker. ..."

3. Color Key to North American Birds: With Bibliographical Appendix by Frank Michler Chapman, Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"Similar to No. 403, but colors deeper, red brighter; belly yellower. 403a. Northern red-breasted sapsucker (S. r. Ringe. ..."

4. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... that the present one, according to Bendire, shows a preference to nesting in live aspens. The eggs measure .90 x .65. 403. red-breasted sapsucker. ..."

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