Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
YEBSA 
8720
Family: Piciformes > Picidae
A small North American woodpecker, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker creates elaborate systems of such sap wells by drilling into tree trunks, maintaining them daily to ensure sap production. This is an extremely rare visitor to Britain & Ireland with single-figure records from Britain and Ireland.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Isles of Scilly, 1975 |
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: YEBSA | Euring: 8720 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Effects of selection cutting on bird communities in contiguous eastern hardwood forests
- Ring-barking of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris trees to create standing deadwood on heathland at Great Ovens, Dorset, England
- Success of intensive management of a critically imperiled population of red-cockaded woodpeckers in South Carolina
Read more studies about Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on Conservation Evidence >
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