Pica-pau-branco (White Woodpecker)

Description:

Measures between 24-29 cm and weighs between 98 and 136 g. The adult male has black cloak. Wings with feathers dark brown in flight. The coverts are black, with a slight blue tint covert. The lower back is white. The rump is dark brownish but with the white base. The outer rectrices tail feathers show white spots. Bottoms, neck, chest, belly and Crisso are white but may have a slightly washed white-cream color. We can see a yellow spot on the lower abdomen, sometimes reaching up to the bottom of the chest. The color of the feathers on the underside of the wings is brown-gray with black coverts. The head is white and has a loral dark band and a narrow black stripe from the lower back of the eye that bends down until reaching the upper mantle. Neck, some feathers are longer and pale yellow in color. The beak is strong, straight and long-tipped chisel format. Its color is black with a paler, greenish or whitish base. The eyes are white or pale yellow. They are surrounded by a large periocular ring golden-yellow color. Legs and feet are gray. The female has similar plumage the male's plumage, but she has no yellow feathers on the nape, and a black head stripes not as well defined as in the male, more diluted or blurry. Youth shows the color a little more dark brown than black, with the less brilliant plumage. White areas are dyed beige, and yellow spot in the belly is more diluted. The eyes are gray with blue periocular ring. The young male has the feathers of yellow head that extends from the neck to the crown, while the young female lacks the yellow band at the nape.

Habitat:

He lives in country areas, plantations, rural areas and urban areas in Brazil. Also found in Suriname, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.