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Campephilus gayaquilensis
The female is pictured first with a white patch behind her bill, and the male in the second picture has an all red head with just a small white spot.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. (Wikipedia)
Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Dec 16, 2013
7 Comments
Thanks Rieko.
Very nice.
Thanks Marta and mary. There was a group of 3 of these woodpeckers, what a sight!
Oh my gosh! What a magnificent woodpecker. Thank you.
Beautiful sight!
Thanks Pradeep.
Nice!