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Acorn Woodpecker

Size: 8-9 1/2 inches

This bird can be found all year round in oak and pine/oak forests. A highly social woodpecker, it lives in family units with up to a dozen related birds, storing up to 20,000 acorns in decaying trees.

Sounds: "ja-cob ja-cob"

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Photo courtesy of Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences