Rocky Mountains from south-eastern British Columbia and south-western and south-eastern Alberta east to western South Dakota, and south, discontinuously, to south-eastern California, eastern Arizona and north-eastern and southern New Mexico. Winters from southern California, Arizona and western Texas south to south-central Mexico.
 
Population
Estimated population is 2,200,000 (2010).
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) [XC806284]
by Thomas Magarian from Thomas Creek Trail, Elko County, Nevada, United States (begging call)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) [XC387635]
by Thomas Magarian from Fire Brand Pass trail, GNP, Glacier County, Montana, United States (begging call)