Male Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis). Costa Rica.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Pale-billed Woodpecker is 37 cm (15 in) long and weighs 255 g ( oz). It resembles the Lineated Woodpecker, but is larger and more robust. The adult is mainly black above with a pale bill, bushy crest, and white lines down the shoulders which almost meet in a V on its back. The throat is black and the rest of the underparts are white, heavily barred with black. The male has a red head and crest; the female is similar, but the crest and throat are black. The female can be distinguished from the Lineated Woodpecker by the absence of a white facial stripe. This bird has a characteristic drumming with two quick powerful taps. Its calls include nasal rattles and a keeu keeu keeu keeu breeding call. Pale-billed Woodpeckers chip out holes, often quite large, while searching out insects in trees. They mainly eat beetle larvae, with some berries, lizards, or other fruit. This bird has been adversely affected by deforestation in parts of its range.

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Size: 3743px × 2481px
Location: Central Latin America Mesoamerica Costa Rica Puntarenas Province Peninsula de Osa Corcovado
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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