Acorn Woodpeckers: The Clowns of the Avian World
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Both the male and female of the species have a bright red crown. Most Acorn Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders and live in family groups of up to a dozen or more individuals. Within a group, 1–7 male co-breeders compete for matings with 1–3 joint-nesting females who lay their eggs in the same nest cavity.
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