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Melanerpes formicivorus
"Medium-sized, clown-faced woodpecker. The male has a red crown, white forehead and glossy black face and body. The breast is white with black streaking; belly and rump are white. Yellow-tipped throat feathers may be present. Wings are black with white patches. Eyes are white. Female is similar except for a black patch between the white forehead and red crown. The juvenile has a dark eye."
Open Oak woodlands
Spotted on Aug 2, 2012
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012
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