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Picoides villosus
The darker, tawny color of the chest is apparently typical of this species in Central America. In North America the Hairy Woodpecker has a white chest.
Seen at Bosque de Paz Ecological reserve.
Conditions for photographing birds were terrible: dark and cloudy, actually raining on us much of the time. This isn't the best photo, but I wanted to post it because I find the difference in coloration between the North America and Central American races of this species to be interesting.
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012
1 Comment
It is different!