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Pale-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus guatemalensis

2 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 12 years ago
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
kpkuipers
kpkuipers 12 years ago
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker


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2 Comments

kpkuipers
kpkuipers 12 years ago

Although it looks remarkably similar to the Pale-billed Woodpecker, this is indeed a Lineated Woodpecker. The primary different between the two is the extent of coverage of red feathers on the head.

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Looks like a pileated woodpecker but many woodpeckers are simillar in appearance.

Alonso Garcia
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Alonso Garcia

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 18, 2011
Submitted on Oct 18, 2011

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