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title: "Williamson's Sapsucker"
description: "Sphyrapicus thyroideus — Aves. Williamson's sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus (sapsuckers)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/williamson-s-sapsucker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Williamson's Sapsucker

> Sphyrapicus thyroideus — Aves. Williamson's sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus (sapsuckers).

- Scientific name: *Sphyrapicus thyroideus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 3520
- Wikidata: [Q1272899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1272899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18460](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18460)

## Names

- en: Williamson's Sapsucker
- de: Kiefernsaftlecker
- es: Carpintero Elegante
- fr: Pic de Williamson
- nl: Bergsapspecht
- pl: Oskomik ciemnogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (2912), CA (155), MX (96)

## Summary

Williamson's sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) is a medium-sized woodpecker belonging to the genus Sphyrapicus (sapsuckers).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson%27s_sapsucker

## Photo

![Williamson's Sapsucker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/williamson-s-sapsucker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18460

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/williamson-s-sapsucker?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).