Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus) [XC229820]
by Paul Marvin from Los Alamos area, NM, United States (call)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus) [XC104785]
by Andrew Spencer from Carnero Pass, Saguache Co., Colorado, United States (call)
Subspecies
Has hybridized rarely with Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
thyroideus (Cassin, 1851) - Southern British Columbia south through Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada to northern Baja California (San Pedro Mártir Mts).
nataliae (Malherbe, 1854) - South-eastern British Columbia south through Rockies to Arizona and New Mexico. Winters in south of range and south to south-central Mexico.