| Appearance | The Gila woodpecker is a large bird about 8-10″ long. They are pale gray with a zebra pattern on the back, wings, and tail, a yellow patch on their lower belly, a red stripe on their crown, and a long pointy bill. The female is similar without the red spot on the head. |
| Diet | These birds have a varied diet including Insects (especially cicadas, ants, beetles, grasshoppers), beef and pork animal meat (especially bacon rind), earthworms, small lizards, eggs and young of songbirds, fruits, and cultivated pecans. |
| Feeder Food | Suet and nectar. |
| Habitat | Gila woodpeckers primarily live in the Sonoran Desert of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. |
| Nesting | Gila woodpeckers are cavity nesters, typically within an excavated Saguaro cactus. They often have 3 broods/season. |
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