Yellow Bellied-Sapsuckers are identifiable by their bold black and white feather patterns with red crowns, they have pale yellow feathers on their bellies which is where they get their names.
These birds are small in size for woodpeckers and have a stout bull. Throughout the year, you will find these birds nesting in different forests depending on the seasons.
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has both courting displays and aggressive displays that these birds will do to other members of the same sex. The courting and aggressive displays are very similar to one another.
These birds will form long term breeding pairs, although a few will find different mates every year. They remain monogamous throughout the breeding season.
Yellow-bellied sapsuckers can be found throughout the whole state of Tennessee, though they are not permanent residents.
They are only present in the state outside of their breeding seasons, often in winter, and the most recorded sightings seem to be to the west of the state.