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Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
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Brazil and Peru
The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is distributed from Panama to northern Argentina. See the distribution map at Birdlife
International. It is found in forest and forest borders, clearings and plantations. Where it overlaps with Red-necked Woodpecker C. rubricollis, the latter is found inside rain forest while Crimson-crested is found in clearings,
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It is identified by the white stripe running down the side of its neck and forming a V on its black back. Its
underparts are buff barred with black. The male, as seen in photos 1, 2 and 5, has an almost totally red head with a black and white spot on the
cheek while the female, seen in photos 3, 4 and 7, has the broad white stripe extending from the side of the neck across the cheek to the
bill. |
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Like other Campephilus woodpeckers, its drum sounds like a double tap.
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